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lithophyta

UK/lɪˈθɒfɪtə/

lithophyta is the plural of lithophyton.

Meaning of lithophyton

Noun

lithophyton (plural lithophyta)

  1. (obsolete) Coral.
    • That Coral (which is a Lithophyton or stone-plant, and groweth at the bottom of the Sea) is soft under Water, but waxeth hard in the air […] we have some reason to doubt […]1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, II.5

Origin of lithophyta

From the Modern Latin lithophyta, from the Ancient Greek roots λίθος (líthos, “stone”) + φυτά (phutá, “plants”).

Questions about lithophyta

What is lithophyta the plural of?
Lithophyta is the plural of lithophyton.
How do you pronounce lithophyta?
Lithophyta is pronounced /lɪˈθɒfɪtə/ (UK).

Words near lithophyta in the dictionary

  1. lithophotography
  2. lithophysa
  3. lithophysae
  4. lithophyse
  5. lithophyses
  6. lithophyta
  7. lithophyte
  8. lithophytes
  9. lithophytic
  10. lithophytics
  11. lithophyton

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