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lithophyton

lithophyton noun: coral.

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

Forms of lithophyton

plurallithophyta

Origin of lithophyton

From Modern Latin lithophyton, from Ancient Greek roots λίθος (líthos, “stone”) + φυτόν (phutón, “plant”).

Questions about lithophyton

What does lithophyton mean?
Lithophyton means coral.
What part of speech is lithophyton?
Lithophyton is a noun.
What is the plural of lithophyton?
The plural of lithophyton is lithophyta.

Words near lithophyton in the dictionary

  1. lithophyta
  2. lithophyte
  3. lithophytes
  4. lithophytic
  5. lithophytics
  6. lithophyton
  7. lithophytous
  8. lithopone
  9. lithopones
  10. lithoprint
  11. lithoprinted

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