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hypolithic

[hahy-puh-lith-ik, hip-uh-]

adjective

  1. growing beneath rocks.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypolithic1

First recorded in 1835–40; hypo- + -lithic
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Example Sentences

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For hypolithic mosses, it seems, four percent of daylight is right.

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