Lithophyte \Lith"o*phyte\, n. [Litho- + Gr. ? plant: cf. F. lithophyte.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.
lithophyte n : plant that grows on rocks or stony soil and derives nourishment from the atmosphere [syn: {lithophytic plant}]