saxatile

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adjective

Living among rocks.

“a saxatile plant”

Similar
saxicoloussaxicoline
OriginLatin saxatilis →
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Meanings

adjectivesaxatile (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparablebiologyLiving among rocks.

    a saxatile plant

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivegrowing on or living among rocks

Similar
saxicoloussaxicoline
Also see
saxicolinesaxicolous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsaxatilis
  2. Englishsaxatile

From Latin saxatilis, from saxum (“a rock”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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