English dictionary
lithophyte
/'l/I//T//@/,f/aI/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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plant that grows on rocks or stony soil and derives nourishment from the atmosphere
Synonyms lithophytic plantSource: WordNet 3.0
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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.
Source: webster1913