'Saxifrage' definitions:
Definition of 'saxifrage'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga [syn: saxifrage, breakstone, rockfoil]
Definition of 'Saxifrage'
From: 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]