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Definition of Epilithic
1. Adjective. Growing on stone. "Epilithic mosses"
Partainyms: Stone
Definition of Epilithic
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to epiliths. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Epilithic
1. Living on rocks or other stony matter. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Epilithic
Literary usage of Epilithic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Textbook of Botany for Colleges and Universities by John Merle Coulter, Charles Reid Barnes, Henry Chandler Cowles (1911)
"Probably the most xerophytic of all plants are the crustose lichens (as Buellia),
which are either epiphytic or epilithic (ie growing on rocks), ..."
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