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lithophyte

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LITHOPHYTE

n.[Gr. stone, and a plant; literally, stone-plant.] Stone-coral; a name given to those species of polypiers, whose substance is stony. The older naturalists classed them with vegetables.

 

LITHOPHYTIC

a.Pertaining to lithophytes.

 

LITHOPHYTOUS

a.Pertaining to or consisting of lithophytes.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LITHOPHYTE

Lith "o *phyte, n. Etym: [Litho- + Gr. lithophyte. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: 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.

 

LITHOPHYTIC

LITHOPHYTIC Lith `o *phyt "ic, a. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to lithophytes.

 

LITHOPHYTOUS

LITHOPHYTOUS Li *thoph "y *tous, a.

 

Defn: Lithophytic.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lithophyte

lith o phyte |ˈliTHəˌfīt ˈlɪθəfaɪt | ▶noun 1 Botany a plant that grows on bare rock or stone. 2 Zoology a polyp with a calcareous skeleton; a stony coral. DERIVATIVES lith o phyt ic |ˌliTHəˈfitik |adjective

 

Oxford Dictionary

lithophyte

lithophyte |ˈlɪθə (ʊ )fʌɪt, ˈlʌɪ -| ▶noun Botany a plant that grows on bare rock or stone.

 

Duden Dictionary

Lithophyt

Li tho phyt Substantiv, maskulin , der |Lithoph y t |der Lithophyt; Genitiv: des Lithophyten, Plural: die Lithophyten meist im Plural Pflanze, die eine Felsoberfläche besiedelt