Found 2 hits - Term: saxifrage, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [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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