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saxicolous

/sækˈsɪkələs/

saxicolous adjective: growing on, or living among, rocks or stones.

Adjective

saxicolous (comparative more saxicolous, superlative most saxicolous)

  1. Growing on, or living among, rocks or stones.

Synonyms of saxicolous

Forms of saxicolous

comparativemore saxicolous
superlativemost saxicolous

Origin of saxicolous

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

Words formed from saxicolous

Questions about saxicolous

What does saxicolous mean?
Saxicolous means growing on, or living among, rocks or stones.
What part of speech is saxicolous?
Saxicolous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce saxicolous?
Saxicolous is pronounced /sækˈsɪkələs/.

Words near saxicolous in the dictionary

  1. saxicavid
  2. saxicavids
  3. saxicavous
  4. saxicole
  5. saxicoline
  6. saxicolous
  7. saxicolously
  8. saxifragaceous
  9. saxifragal
  10. saxifragalean
  11. saxifrage

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