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Definition of Saxifrages

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 Saxifrages from wikipedia

- names referring to saxifrages, although they might not be close relatives of Saxifraga. They include:[citation needed] Golden-saxifrages, Chrysosplenium...
- Micranthes nidifica (Peak saxifrage) One of the common names of Saxifraga paniculata is alpine saxifrage Alpine saxifrage is a common name for Saxifraga...
- pyramidal saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, burnet saxifrage Chrysosplenium, the golden-saxifrages Silaum silaus, the pepper-Saxifrage HMS Saxifrage, two Royal...
- two national flowers (chosen in 1935). Its relationship to the "silver saxifrages" (Saxifraga sect. Ligulatae) remains to be resolved to full satisfaction...
- botanist Philip Miller in 1768 and is placed in the genus Saxifraga (the saxifrages) and in the family Saxifragaceae. The generic name Saxifraga literally...
- Strawberry saxifrage is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Saxifraga stolonifera, broadly distributed in the northern hemisphere Saxifragopsis...
- Mossy saxifrage may refer to: Saxifraga bryoides Saxifraga × arendsii Saxifraga hypnoides This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with the...
- tridactylites, the rue-leaved saxifrage or "nailwort", is a species of plant in the family Saxifragaceae. Rue-leaved saxifrage is an annual plant with distinctive...
- Anise (/ˈænɪs/; Pimpinella anisum), also called aniseed or rarely anix, is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae native to the eastern Mediterranean...
- Saxifragaceae is a family of herbaceous perennial flowering plants, within the core eudicot order Saxifragales. The taxonomy of the family has been greatly...