saxicolous

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin, from Latin saxum (“a rock”) + Latin colere (“to dwell”) +‎ -ous. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sækˈsɪkələs/ === Adjective === saxicolous (comparative more saxicolous, superlative most saxicolous) (biology) Growing on, or living among, rocks or stones. Synonyms: saxicole, saxicoline, saxigenous Hyponym: lithophytic ==== Derived terms ==== saxicolously (adverb) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “saxicolous”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.