Definition of saxifrage Saxifrage

sax•i•frage

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What does saxifrage mean?

Noun Plural: saxifrages
saxifrage - any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga
		breakstone, rockfoil
		herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
		genus saxifraga, saxifraga type genus of the Saxifragaceae; large genus of usually perennial herbs of Arctic and cool regions of northern hemisphere: saxifrage
		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

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saxifrage (n.)
Any plant of the genus Saxifraga, mostly perennial herbs growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions.

saxifrage
sak′si-frāj, n. a genus of plants of the natural order Saxifrageæ or Saxifragaceæ, its species chiefly mountain and rock plants.—adjs. Saxifragā′ceous, Saxif′rāgal, Saxif′rāgant, Saxif′rāgous.—n. Saxif′rāgine, a gunpowder in which barium nitrate takes the place of sulphur.—adj. Saxig′enous, growing on rocks.—Burnet saxifrage, the Pimpinella Saxifraga, whose leaves are eaten as a salad; Golden saxifrage, a low half-succulent herb with yellow flowers. [Fr.,—L. saxum, a stone, frangĕre, to break.]