lithophyten.

Brit.

/ˈlɪθə(ʊ)fʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈlɪθəˌfaɪt/

Etymology: < Greek λίθος stone + ϕυτόν plant. Compare lithophyton n.

1. Zoology. A polyp the substance of which is stony or calcareous, as some corals.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [noun] > class Anthozoa Actinozoa > non-specific types > stone-coral

lithophyte1774

stone-coral1880

stony coral1882

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VIII. 192 Of the Lithophytes and Sponges.

1831 F. W. Beechey Narr. Voy. to Pacific I. 263 The aversion of the lithophytes to fresh water.

1862 M. Hopkins Hawaii App. 413 It is the general assumption that coral islands are built up from the bottom of the ocean by the unaided labour of lithophytes.

1875 C. Lyell & L. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 12) II. iii. xlix. 594 All were increasing their dimensions by the active operations of the lithophytes.

attributive.1853 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. III. xxvi. 113 Pectens, venuses, and lithophyte polypi.

2. Botany. A plant growing upon stone or rock.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [noun] > growing on or among stone or rock

rock herb1626

rock plant1694

rupestral1847

ruderal1873

stone-plant1883

lithophyte1895

chasmophyte1900

vertical1902

chomophyte1909

1895 F. W. Oliver et al. tr. A. Kerner von Marilaun Nat. Hist. Plants I. 56 The number of lithophytes is comparatively very small. They include those lichens and mosses which cling in immediate contact to the surface of stones and derive their food in a fluid state direct from the atmosphere.

Derivatives

lithoˈphytic adj.

ΚΠ

1895 F. W. Oliver et al. tr. A. Kerner von Marilaun Nat. Hist. Plants I. 81 The atmospheric deposits supply lithophytic plants with a sufficient quantity of nutrient salts.

1895 F. W. Oliver et al. tr. A. Kerner von Marilaun Nat. Hist. Plants I. 82 Many mosses are completely lithophytic in early stages of development whilst later they figure as land-plants.

lithoˈphytous adj. pertaining to or of the nature of a lithophyte.

ΚΠ

1828–32 in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.

1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 408/2 The propagation of some of the lithophytous polypes resembles that of the hydra.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	lithophyte
释义	lithophyten. Brit. /ˈlɪθə(ʊ)fʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈlɪθəˌfaɪt/ Etymology: < Greek λίθος stone + ϕυτόν plant. Compare lithophyton n. 1. Zoology. A polyp the substance of which is stony or calcareous, as some corals. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [noun] > class Anthozoa Actinozoa > non-specific types > stone-coral lithophyte1774 stone-coral1880 stony coral1882 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VIII. 192 Of the Lithophytes and Sponges. 1831 F. W. Beechey Narr. Voy. to Pacific I. 263 The aversion of the lithophytes to fresh water. 1862 M. Hopkins Hawaii App. 413 It is the general assumption that coral islands are built up from the bottom of the ocean by the unaided labour of lithophytes. 1875 C. Lyell & L. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 12) II. iii. xlix. 594 All were increasing their dimensions by the active operations of the lithophytes. attributive.1853 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. III. xxvi. 113 Pectens, venuses, and lithophyte polypi. 2. Botany. A plant growing upon stone or rock. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [noun] > growing on or among stone or rock rock herb1626 rock plant1694 rupestral1847 ruderal1873 stone-plant1883 lithophyte1895 chasmophyte1900 vertical1902 chomophyte1909 1895 F. W. Oliver et al. tr. A. Kerner von Marilaun Nat. Hist. Plants I. 56 The number of lithophytes is comparatively very small. They include those lichens and mosses which cling in immediate contact to the surface of stones and derive their food in a fluid state direct from the atmosphere. Derivatives lithoˈphytic adj. ΚΠ 1895 F. W. Oliver et al. tr. A. Kerner von Marilaun Nat. Hist. Plants I. 81 The atmospheric deposits supply lithophytic plants with a sufficient quantity of nutrient salts. 1895 F. W. Oliver et al. tr. A. Kerner von Marilaun Nat. Hist. Plants I. 82 Many mosses are completely lithophytic in early stages of development whilst later they figure as land-plants. lithoˈphytous adj. pertaining to or of the nature of a lithophyte. ΚΠ 1828–32 in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 408/2 The propagation of some of the lithophytous polypes resembles that of the hydra. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1774
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