Category:Saxifrage

Sax"i*frage (48), n. Etym: [l. saxifraga, from saxifragus stone- Breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break: cf. F. saxifrage. See Fracture, and cf. Sassafras, saxon.] (bot.)

Defn: 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-sacculent 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.