Saxifrage /(?; 48)/
Sax·i·frage
Saxifrage
n.
- Any plant of the genus Saxifraga, mostly perennial herbs growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions. (Bot.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Burnet saxifrage
- a European umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella Saxifraga).
- Golden saxifrage
- a low half-succulent herb (Chrysosplenium oppositifolium) growing in rivulets in Europe; also, Chrysosplenium Americanum, common in the United States. See also under Golden.
- Meadow saxifrage
- See under Meadow.