Lithophyton

Origin

From Modern Latin lithophyton, from Ancient Greek roots λίθος ("stone") + φυτόν ("plant").

Full definition of lithophyton

Noun

1. (obsolete) Coral.
• 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, II.5:That Coral (which is a Lithophyton or stone-plant, and groweth at the bottom of the Sea) is soft under Water, but waxeth hard in the air ... we have some reason to doubt ....