saxicoline

[ sak-sik-uh-lin, -lahyn ]
/ sækˈsɪk ə lɪn, -ˌlaɪn /

adjective Botany, Zoology.

living or growing among rocks.
Also sax·ic·o·lous [sak-sik-uh-luh s] /sækˈsɪk ə ləs/.

Origin of saxicoline

1895–1900; < New Latin saxicol(a) (Latin saxi-, combining form of saxum rock + -cola dweller; see -colous) + -ine1

Words nearby saxicoline

saxe-altenburg, saxe-coburg-gotha, saxe-meiningen, saxe-weimar-eisenach, saxhorn, saxicoline, saxicolous, saxifragaceous, saxifrage, saxifrage family, saxitoxin

British Dictionary definitions for saxicolous

saxicolous
/ (sækˈsɪkələs) /

adjective

living on or among rocks saxicolous plants Also: saxicole, saxatile (ˈsæksəˌtaɪl)

Word Origin for saxicolous

C19: from New Latin saxicolus, from Latin saxum rock + colere to dwell