Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lithophyte

/ˈlɪθəfaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: litho-phyte
IPA: /ˈlɪθəfaɪt/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant that lives grows on rocks, obtaining nourishment from rain and the atmosphere.

noun

Any organism, such as a coral, resembling a stony plant.

Etymology

From litho- (“stone, rock”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: litho
Suffix: phyte

Inflected Forms

lithophytes (plural)

Derived Forms

lithophytic lithophytous

Frequently Paired Words

saxicolous epiphyte

Synonyms

lithophytic plant

Questions

How do you pronounce lithophyte?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪθəfaɪt/.
What does lithophyte mean?: Any plant that lives grows on rocks, obtaining nourishment from rain and the atmosphere.
Where does lithophyte come from?: From litho- (“stone, rock”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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