Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Thriving among or inhabiting rocks.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as rupicoline.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective botany Growing on or among rocks.
  • adjective zoology Dwelling among rocks.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective composed of or inscribed on rock

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin rūpēs, rock (from ruptus, past participle of rumpere, to break; see reup- in Indo-European roots) + –colous.]

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