"lithophyton" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lithophyta [plural]
Etymology: From Modern Latin lithophyton, from Ancient Greek roots λίθος (líthos, “stone”) + φυτόν (phutón, “plant”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|lithophyton}} Latin lithophyton, {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{m|grc|λίθος||stone}} λίθος (líthos, “stone”), {{m|grc|φυτόν||plant}} φυτόν (phutón, “plant”) Head templates: {{en-noun|lithophyta}} lithophyton (plural lithophyta)
  1. (obsolete) Coral. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-lithophyton-en-noun-MTkdtPkJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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