Growing upon rocks; = rocky, adj.1 3. Obsolete. rare.

Living in rocky habitats; esp. (of plants) growing upon or among rocks.

Of or relating to rubbish; (in later use) spec. (of a plant) = ruderal, adj.

= rupestral, adj.

Zoology and Botany. Living or growing among rocks.

Of vegetation: that grows on rocks or cliffs. Also: living among or occupying rocks or cliffs. Cf. rupestral, adj.

Of vegetation: that grows on rocks or cliffs. Also: living among or occupying rocks or cliffs.

Of a plant: growing on waste ground or among rubbish, esp. as a pioneer (pioneer, n. 4b); (also) designating a habitat of this type.

Of or pertaining to a way or road; relating to a journey. Chiefly Botany.

= glareous, adj. b.

Botany. (See quot. 1880.)

Growing on stone; applied to algae, lichens, etc. typically found growing on the surface of rocks.