Chomophyte

//ˈkəʊməʊfaɪt// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any plant that grows in rock fissures or crevices.

Synonyms

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chasmophyte

Etymology

Ancient Greek χῶμα (khôma, “heaped earth”) + -phyte (“plant”)

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