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noun
Any plant that lives grows on rocks, obtaining nourishment from rain and the atmosphere.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plant, organism
noun
Any organism, such as a coral, resembling a stony plant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
plant that grows on rocks or stony soil and derives nourishment from the atmosphere
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lithophytic plant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rock plant
History
From litho- (“stone, rock”) + -phyte (“plant”).
Across languages
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