SAXICAVOUS Sax`i*ca"vous, a. Etym: [L. saxum rock + cavare to make hollow, fr. cavus hollow: cf. F. saxicave.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Boring, or hollowing out, rocks; — said of certain mollusks which live in holes which they burrow in rocks. See Illust. of Lithodomus.
SAXICOLINE
Sax*ic"o*line, a. Etym: [L. saxum a rock + colere to inhabit.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: Stone-inhabiting; pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, the stonechats.
SAXICOLOUS
Sax*ic"o*lous, a. Etym: [See Saxicoline.] (Bot.)
Defn: Growing on rocks.
SAXIFRAGA
Sax*if"ra*ga, n. Etym: [L., saxifrage. See Saxifrage.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of exogenous polypetalous plants, embracing about one hundred and eighty species. See Saxifrage.
SAXIFRAGACEOUS
Sax`i*fra*ga"ceous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Saxifragaceæ) of which saxifrage is the type. The order includes also the alum root, the hydrangeas, the mock orange, currants and gooseberries, and many other plants.