LITHOPHYTE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Plant that grows on rocks or stony soil and derives nourishment from the atmosphere

Synonyms:

lithophyte; lithophytic plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("lithophyte" is a kind of...):

rock plant (plant that grows on or among rocks or is suitable for a rock garden)

Derivation:

lithophytic (of or relating to lithophytes)

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