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Saxifrage
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What's The Definition Of Saxifrage?
[n] any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga
Synonyms | Synonyms for Saxifrage: breakstone | rockfoil Related Terms | Find terms related to Saxifrage: See Also | fair-maids-of-France | genus Saxifraga | herb | herbaceous plant | meadow saxifrage | mossy saxifrage | mother-of-thousands | purple saxifrage | Saxifraga | Saxifraga aizoides | Saxifraga granulata | Saxifraga hypnoides | Saxifraga occidentalis | Saxifraga oppositifolia | Saxifraga sarmentosam | Saxifraga stellaris | Saxifraga stolonifera | star saxifrage | starry saxifrage | strawberry geranium | strawberry saxifrage | western saxifrage | yellow mountain saxifrage Saxifrage In Webster's Dictionary \Sax"i*frage\ (?; 48), n. [L. saxifraga, from
saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break:
cf. F. saxifrage. See {Fracture}, and cf. {Sassafras},
{Saxon}.] (Bot.)
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-succulent 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}.
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