lithophyte
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Etymology edit
litho- (“stone, rock”) + -phyte (“plant”)
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lithophyte (plural lithophytes)
- (biology) Any plant that lives grows on rocks, obtaining nourishment from rain and the atmosphere.
- (zoology) Any organism, such as a coral, resembling a stony plant.
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stony organism
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