SAXIFRAGE

saxifrage, breakstone, rockfoil

(noun) any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

saxifrage (countable and uncountable, plural saxifrages)

Any plant in the genus Saxifraga.

Source: Wiktionary

Sax"i*frage (; 48), n. Etym: [L. saxifraga, from saxifragus stone- breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break: cf. F. saxifrage. See Fracture, and cf. Sassafras, Saxon.] (Bot.)

Definition: Any plant of the genus Saxifraga, mostly perennial herbs growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions. Burnet saxifrage, a European umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella Saxifraga).

– Golden saxifrage, a low half-sacculent herb (Chrysosplenium oppositifolium) growing in rivulets in Europe; also, C. Americanum, common in the United States. See also under Golden.

– Meadow saxifrage, or Pepper saxifrage. See under Meadow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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