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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
saxifrage \sax"ifrage\ ?; 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.
   1913 webster

   burnet saxifrage, a european umbelliferous plant
      pimpinella saxifraga.

   golden saxifrage, a low half-succulent herb
      chrysosplenium oppositifolium growing in rivulets in
      europe; also, chrysosplenium americanum, common in the
      united states. see also under golden.

   meadow saxifrage, or pepper saxifrage. see under
      meadow.
      1913 webster
see also:
fracture sassafras saxon saxifraga burnet saxifrage pimpinella saxifraga 
golden saxifrage chrysosplenium oppositifolium chrysosplenium americanum golden meadow saxifrage 
pepper saxifrage meadow 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
saxifrage
     n : any of various plants of the genus saxifraga syn: breakstone,
          rockfoil
see also:
breakstone rockfoil 

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