Definition of saxifraga Saxifraga

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What does saxifraga mean?

Noun
saxifraga - type genus of the Saxifragaceae; large genus of usually perennial herbs of Arctic and cool regions of northern hemisphere: saxifrage
		genus Saxifraga
		rosid dicot genus a genus of dicotyledonous plants
		family saxifragaceae, saxifragaceae, saxifrage family a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae
		breakstone, rockfoil, saxifrage any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga
		saxifraga aizoides, yellow mountain saxifrage tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow corymbose flowers often spotted orange
		fair-maids-of-france, meadow saxifrage, saxifraga granulata rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe
		mossy saxifrage, saxifraga hypnoides tufted or mat-forming perennial of mountains of Europe; cultivated for its white flowers
		saxifraga occidentalis, western saxifrage saxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves; moist slopes of western North America
		purple saxifrage, saxifraga oppositifolia plants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender flowers; rocky areas of Europe and Asia and western North America
		saxifraga stellaris, star saxifrage, starry saxifrage small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowers; Europe