Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- adj. Saxicolous.
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- adj. Of or relating to rocks; living among rocks.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adj. Of or pertaining to rocks; living among rocks.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In zoology and botany, living or growing among rocks; rock-inhabiting; saxicolous or saxicoline.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adj. growing on or living among rocks
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Latin saxātilis, from saxum, rock; see sek- in Indo-European roots.
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Latin saxatilis, from saxum ("a rock").
Examples
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Alyssum saxatile, with its sheet of gold, and the dear forget-me-nots, both grow well beneath the tulips.
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(Orthotricum saxatile; Pottia trunculata) spoken of in contrast to the grandeur of the cedar.
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Madwort, _Alyssum saxatile_ var. _compactum. _ 1 ft. May-June.
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It is a picturesque spot, a sort of deep and narrow valley, hidden between two perpendicular walls of rock, the surface of which is studded with clumps of saxatile shrubs and tufts of ferns.
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For few innocent minded persons would ever guess that Alyssum saxatile meant golden basket, or that Lychnis flos-cuculi and ragged robin were one and the same.
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ALYSSUM _saxatile_ caulibus frutescentibus paniculatis, foliis lanceolatis mollissimis repandis.
hernesheir commented on the word saxatile
saxicolous, saxicoline
December 11, 2010