Saxifrage

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.


     [1913 Webster]
  
     {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}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  saxifrage
       n : any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga [syn: {breakstone},
            {rockfoil}]