"lithophyte" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɪθəfaɪt/ Forms: lithophytes [plural]
Etymology: From litho- (“stone, rock”) + -phyte (“plant”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|litho|phyte|t1=stone, rock|t2=plant}} litho- (“stone, rock”) + -phyte (“plant”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lithophyte (plural lithophytes)
  1. (biology) Any plant that lives grows on rocks, obtaining nourishment from rain and the atmosphere. Wikidata QID: Q1321691 Hypernyms: plant, organism Coordinate_terms: epiphyte Translations (plant that grows on rocks): litòfit [masculine] (Catalan), 石生植物 (shíshēng zhíwù) (Chinese Mandarin), litofyt [masculine] (Czech), litofyytti (Finnish), lithophyte [masculine] (French), Lithophyt [masculine] (German), sziklagyep (Hungarian), litofit [animate, masculine] (Polish), лито̀фӣт [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), litòfīt [Latin, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-lithophyte-en-noun-en:Q1321691 Categories (other): Biology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with litho-, English terms suffixed with -phyte, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with litho-: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phyte: 58 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 71 29 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'plant that grows on rocks': 88 12
  2. (zoology) Any organism, such as a coral, resembling a stony plant. Translations (stony organism): litòfit [masculine] (Catalan), litofit [animate, masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-lithophyte-en-noun-vIeFydkj Categories (other): Zoology Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology Disambiguation of 'stony organism': 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lithophytic, lithophytous Related terms: saxicolous [adjective]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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