Hypertext Webster Gateway: "saxifrage"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Saxifrage \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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
saxifrage
n : any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga [syn: {breakstone},
{rockfoil}]
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