saxatile

[ sak-suh-til ]

adjective
  1. living or growing on or among rocks.

Origin of saxatile

1
1645–55; <Latin saxātilis frequenting rocks, equivalent to sax(um) rock + -āt- formative suffix + -ilis-ile

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saxatile

/ (ˈsæksəˌtaɪl, as specific name sækˈsætɪlɪ) /


adjective
  1. growing on or living among rocks

Origin of saxatile

1
C17: from Latin saxitilis, from saxum rock

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