saxatile

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

saxatile (not comparable)

1. (botany, archaic) Living among rocks.

   a saxatile plant

References

• “saxatile”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Adjective

saxātile

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of saxātilis