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Definition of Saxatile
1. Adjective. Growing on or living among rocks.
Exact synonyms: Saxicoline, Saxicolous
Partainyms: Saxicolous Plant, Saxicolous Plant, Saxicolous Plant
Partainyms: Saxicolous Plant, Saxicolous Plant, Saxicolous Plant
Definition of Saxatile
1. a. Of or pertaining to rocks; living among rocks; as, a saxatile plant.
Definition of Saxatile
1. living or growing among rocks [adj]
Medical Definition of Saxatile
1. Of or pertaining to rocks; living among rocks; as, a saxatile plant. Origin: L. Saxatilis, fr. Saxum a rock: cf. F. Saxalite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saxatile
Literary usage of Saxatile
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed: In which the Most by William Curtis (1792)
"-С ALYSSUM saxatile. YELLOW ALYSSUM. and Order. ... 14. Murr. p. 590. Ait. Hort.
Kciv.p. 381. ALYSSUM Creticum saxatile ..."
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