Saxifrage

[sæksifridʒ]

Definition

(noun.) any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga.

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Definition

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

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Definition

n. a genus of plants of the natural order Saxifrage or Saxifragace 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.

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