LITHOPHYTES

Noun

lithophytes

plural of lithophyte

Source: Wiktionary


LITHOPHYTE

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

Definition: 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: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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