Found 2 items, similar to saxifrage.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: saxifrage
saxifrage
n : any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga [syn:
breakstone,
rockfoil]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Saxifrage
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,
C. Americanum, common in the United
States. See also under
Golden.
Meadow saxifrage, or
Pepper saxifrage. See under
Meadow.
[1913 Webster]