Definition of Saxifrage

1. Noun. Any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga.

Exact synonyms: Breakstone, Rockfoil
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Saxifraga, Saxifraga
Specialized synonyms: Saxifraga Aizoides, Yellow Mountain Saxifrage, Fair-maids-of-france, Meadow Saxifrage, Saxifraga Granulata, Mossy Saxifrage, Saxifraga Hypnoides, Saxifraga Occidentalis, Western Saxifrage, Purple Saxifrage, Saxifraga Oppositifolia, Saxifraga Stellaris, Star Saxifrage, Starry Saxifrage, Mother-of-thousands, Saxifraga Sarmentosam, Saxifraga Stolonifera, Strawberry Geranium, Strawberry Saxifrage

Definition of Saxifrage

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

Definition of Saxifrage

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Medical Definition of Saxifrage

1. 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-sacculent 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 Meadow. Origin: L. Saxifraga, from saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break: cf. F. Saxifrage. See Fracture, and cf. Sassafras, Saxon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saxifrage

saxicolous
saxicolous plant
saxifraga
Saxifraga
Saxifragaceae
saxifragaceous
Saxifraga aizoides
Saxifraga granulata
Saxifraga hypnoides
Saxifraga occidentalis
Saxifraga oppositifolia
Saxifraga sarmentosam
Saxifraga stellaris
Saxifraga stolonifera
saxifrage (current term)
saxifrage (current term)
saxifrages
saxifrage family
saxist
saxitoxin
saxitoxin
saxitoxins
saxon
Saxon
saxonies
saxonite
saxonite
saxonites
Saxony
saxophone

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