endolithic

[ en-doh-lith-ik ]

adjective

1. living embedded in the surface of rocks, as certain lichens.

endolithic

/ ˌɛndəʊˈlɪθɪk /

adjective

1. (of organisms, such as algae) growing inside rock

Word History and Origins

Origin of endolithic¹

First recorded in 1885–90; endo- + -lithic