Saxifrage

Saxifrage (?; 48) , noun

[Latin saxifraga, from saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break: compare French saxifrage. See Fracture, and compare Sassafras, Saxon.]

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

Collocations (3)

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 or Pepper saxifrage , See under Meadow.