saxicolous

English

Etymology

From Latin saxum (“a rock”) + Latin colere (“to dwell”) +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sækˈsɪkələs/

Adjective

saxicolous (comparative more saxicolous, superlative most saxicolous)

1. (biology) Growing on, or living among rocks or stones

   Synonyms: saxicole, saxicoline, saxigenous

Synonyms

• lithophyte

Translations

Translations

French: saxicole (fr) m or f Italian: sassicolo (it)

References

• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “saxicolous”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.