About The Word Lithophyte
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Lithophyte
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What's The Definition Of Lithophyte?
[n] plant that grows on rocks or stony soil and derives nourishment from the atmosphere
Synonyms | Synonyms for Lithophyte: lithophytic plant Related Terms | Find terms related to Lithophyte: See Also | rock plant Lithophyte In Webster's Dictionary \Lith"o*phyte\, n. [Litho- + Gr. ? plant: cf. F.
lithophyte.] (Zo["o]l.)
A hard, or stony, plantlike organism, as the gorgonians,
corals, and corallines, esp. those gorgonians having a
calcareous axis. All the lithophytes except the corallines
are animals.
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