LITHOPHYTE
\lˈɪθəfˌa͡ɪt], \lˈɪθəfˌaɪt], \l_ˈɪ_θ_ə_f_ˌaɪ_t]\
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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.
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