saxatile
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sax·a·tile
(săk′sə-tīl′, -tĭl)adj.
Saxicolous.
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saxatile
(ˈsæksəˌtaɪl; as specific name sækˈsætɪlɪ)adj
(Botany) growing on or living among rocks
[C17: from Latin saxitilis, from saxum rock]
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sax•a•tile
(ˈsæk sə tɪl)adj.
living or growing on or among rocks; saxicoline.
[1645–55; < Latin saxātilis frequenting rocks, derivative of sax(um) rock]
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