lithophyte

lith·o·phyte

L0201600 (lĭth′ə-fīt′)n.1. A plant that grows on rocks.2. A coral with a hard skeleton.

lith′o·phyt′ic (-fĭt′ĭk) adj.

lithophyte

(ˈlɪθəˌfaɪt) n1. (Botany) a plant that grows on rocky or stony ground2. (Biology) an organism, such as a coral, that is partly composed of stony material lithophytic adj

lith•o•phyte

(ˈlɪθ əˌfaɪt)

n. 1. a polyp with a hard or stony structure, as a coral. 2. any plant growing on the surface of rocks. [1765–75] lith`o•phyt′ic (-ˈfɪt ɪk) adj.

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lithophyte - plant that grows on rocks or stony soil and derives nourishment from the atmospherelithophytic plantrock plant - plant that grows on or among rocks or is suitable for a rock garden

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noun plant that grows on rocks or stony soil and derives nourishment from the atmosphere

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