rupestrine

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/ɹuːˈpɛs.tɹaɪn//ɹuːˈpɛs.tɹɪn/

adjective

Growing on rocks or cliffs.

OriginLatin rupestris →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Growing on rocks or cliffs.
  2. Living among or occupying rocks or cliffs.

Origin

  1. Latinrupestris
  2. Englishrupestrine

From Latin rupestris, from rupes (“rock”).

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Cite this entry
APA

rupestrine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rupestrine

MLA

“rupestrine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rupestrine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rupestrine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rupestrine.

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