saxicolous
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Saxicolous — Sax*ic o*lous, a. [See {Saxicoline}.] (Bot.) Growing on rocks. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
saxicolous — [saks΄ik′əlīn΄, saks΄ik′əlinsak sik′ə ləs] adj. [< L saxum, a rock (see SAXATILE) + colere, to dwell + OUS] Biol. living on or among rocks: Also saxicoline [saks΄ik′əlīn΄, saks΄ik′əlin] … English World dictionary
saxicolous — adjective growing on or living among rocks • Syn: ↑saxatile, ↑saxicoline • Pertains to noun: ↑saxicolous plant (for: ↑saxicoline), ↑saxicolous plant (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
saxicolous — adjective Etymology: Latin saxum rock (akin to Latin secare to cut) + English colous more at saw Date: 1856 inhabiting or growing among rocks < saxicolous lichens > … New Collegiate Dictionary
saxicolous — adj. [L. saxum, rock; colere, to inhabit] Living among rocky or stony areas … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
saxicolous — adjective growing on, or living among, rocks Syn: saxicoline … Wiktionary
saxicolous — sax·ic·o·lous … English syllables
saxicolous — /sækˈsɪkələs/ (say sak sikuhluhs) adjective living or growing among rocks. Also, saxicoline /sækˈsɪkəlaɪn/ (say sak sikuhluyn). {Latin saxi (combining form of saxum rock) + cola dweller + ous} …
saxicolous plant — noun plants growing among rocks • Syn: ↑rupestral plant, ↑rupestrine plant, ↑rupicolous plant • Hypernyms: ↑rock plant … Useful english dictionary
Bromeliaceous — Bro*me li*a ceous, a. [Named after Olaf Bromel, a Swedish botanist.] (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a family of endogenous and mostly epiphytic or saxicolous plants of which the genera {Tillandsia} and {Billbergia} are examples. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
