different between chomophyte vs lithophyte

chomophyte

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ???? (khôma, heaped earth) +? -phyte (plant)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?k??m??fa?t/

Noun

chomophyte (plural chomophytes)

  1. (botany) Any plant that grows in rock fissures or crevices.

Related terms

  • chomophytic

chomophyte From the web:



lithophyte

English

Etymology

litho- (stone, rock) +? -phyte (plant)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?l???fa?t/

Noun

lithophyte (plural lithophytes)

  1. (biology) Any plant that lives grows on rocks, obtaining nourishment from rain and the atmosphere.
  2. (zoology) Any organism, such as a coral, resembling a stony plant.

Derived terms

  • lithophytic

lithophyte From the web:

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