单词 | rupestrine |
释义 | rupestrine in American English (ruˈpɛstrɪn) adjective Biology growing on or living among rocks : also ruˈpicolous (ˈruˈpɪkələs)Word origin < L rupes, rock (after lacustrine) < base of rumpere, to break: see rupturerupestrine in American English (ruːˈpestrɪn) adjective Biology living or growing on or among rocks Also: rupicolous Word origin [1885–90; ‹ L rūpēs steep cliff, crag + -trine, extracted from lacustrine]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classified, lineup, reactor, seminar, sensitization |
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