Found 2 items, similar to Lithophyte.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lithophyte lithophyte n : plant that grows on rocks or stony soil and derives nourishment from the atmosphere [syn: lithophytic plant]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Lithophyte Lithophyte \Lith"o*phyte\, n. [Litho- + Gr. ? plant: cf. F. lithophyte.] (Zo["o]l.) A hard, or stony, plantlike organism, as the gorgonians, corals, and corallines, esp. those gorgonians having a calcareous axis. All the lithophytes except the corallines are animals. [1913 Webster]