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Definition of Saxifrage

Saxifrage
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.

Meaning of Saxifrage from wikipedia

- containing about 473 species of holarctic perennial plants, known as saxifrages or rockfoils. The Latin word saxifraga means literally "stone-breaker"...
- pyramidal saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, burnet saxifrage Chrysosplenium, the golden-saxifrages Silaum silaus, the pepper-Saxifrage HMS Saxifrage, two Royal...
- Micranthes nidifica (Peak saxifrage) One of the common names of Saxifraga paniculata is alpine saxifrage Alpine saxifrage is a common name for Saxifraga...
- ships of the Royal Navy were named HMS Saxifrage after the genus of holarctic perennial plants: HMS Saxifrage (1918), an Anchusa-class sloop launched...
- Mossy saxifrage may refer to: Saxifraga bryoides Saxifraga × arendsii Saxifraga hypnoides This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with the...
- Strawberry saxifrage is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Saxifraga stolonifera, broadly distributed in the northern hemisphere Saxifragopsis...
- Micranthes palmeri, commonly called Palmer's saxifrage, is a species of plant in the saxifrage family that is native to Oklahoma and Arkansas in the United...
- Anise (/ˈænɪs/; Pimpinella anisum), also called aniseed or rarely anix, is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae native to the eastern Mediterranean...
- Saxifraga cotyledon, the pyramidal saxifrage, occurs in the mountains of Europe and has rosettes about 20 centimetres (8 in) across of tongue-shaped leaves...
- tiny swamp saxifrage Micranthes ferruginea, rusty-hair saxifrage Micranthes idahoensis, Idaho saxifrage Micranthes lyallii, red-stemmed saxifrage Micranthes...