lithophyte

L1I1T1H4O1P3H4Y4T1E1
/ˈlɪθəfaɪt/

noun

Any plant that lives grows on rocks, obtaining nourishment from rain and the atmosphere.

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lithophytic plant
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Meanings

nounlithophyte (plural lithophytes)

plural lithophytes

  1. biologyAny plant that lives grows on rocks, obtaining nourishment from rain and the atmosphere.
  2. biologyAny organism, such as a coral, resembling a stony plant.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
lithophytic plant
Broader
rock plant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From litho- (“stone, rock”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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Translations

Catalan litòfit, litòfit
  • litòfitplant that grows on rocks
  • litòfitstony organism
Chinese Mandarin 石生植物
  • 石生植物 (shíshēng zhíwù)plant that grows on rocks
Czech litofyt
  • litofytplant that grows on rocks
Finnish litofyytti
  • litofyyttiplant that grows on rocks
French lithophyte
  • lithophyteplant that grows on rocks
German Lithophyt
  • Lithophytplant that grows on rocks
Hungarian sziklagyep
  • sziklagyepplant that grows on rocks
Polish litofit, litofit
  • litofitplant that grows on rocks
  • litofitstony organism
Cite this entry
APA

lithophyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithophyte

MLA

“lithophyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithophyte. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lithophyte,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithophyte.

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