saxifrage : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: saxifrage	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for saxifrage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
saxifrage n any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga [syn: saxifrage, breakstone, rockfoil]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. {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}.