saxicolous

sax·ic·o·lous

S0110900 (săk-sĭk′ə-ləs) also sax·ic·o·line (-līn′)adj. Growing on or living among rocks: saxicolous lichens.

[Latin saxum, stone; see sek- in Indo-European roots + -colous.]

saxicolous

(sækˈsɪkələs) adj (Biology) living on or among rocks: saxicolous plants. Also: saxicole or saxatile [C19: from New Latin saxicolus, from Latin saxum rock + colere to dwell]

Thesaurus

Adj.

saxicolous - growing on or living among rockssaxatile, saxicoline

Translations

saxicole

saxicolous

[sak′sik·ə·ləs] (ecology) Living or growing among rocks.

saxicolous

(săk-sĭk′ə-ləs) also

saxicoline

(-līn′)adj. Growing on or living among rocks: saxicolous lichens.

saxicolous

Synonyms for saxicolous

adj growing on or living among rocks

Synonyms

saxatile
saxicoline

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