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saxicolous

/ æˈɪəə /

adjective

  1. living on or among rocks Dz澱DZ油پˈæəˌٲɪ

    saxicolous plants

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of saxicolous1

C19: from New Latin saxicolus, from Latin saxum rock + colere to dwell
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The Ash Grove With apologies to the poem by Thomas Oliphant Melody of the song here Down yonder green valley again I am coming, Where rolling stones gain no saxicolous moss.

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Saxicolous, growing on rock A rock climber, known only as Nicholas, Fell and landed on something saxicolous.

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