Meaning of SAXIFRAGA
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| Definition: | | [n] type genus of the Saxifragaceae; large genus of usually perennial herbs of arctic and cool regions of northern hemisphere: saxifrage |
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| Synonyms: | | genus Saxifraga |
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| See Also: | | breakstone, fair-maids-of-France, family Saxifragaceae, meadow saxifrage, mossy saxifrage, mother-of-thousands, purple saxifrage, rockfoil, rosid dicot genus, Saxifraga aizoides, Saxifraga granulata, Saxifraga hypnoides, Saxifraga occidentalis, Saxifraga oppositifolia, Saxifraga sarmentosam, Saxifraga stellaris, Saxifraga stolonifera, Saxifragaceae, saxifrage, saxifrage family, star saxifrage, starry saxifrage, strawberry geranium, strawberry saxifrage, western saxifrage, yellow mountain saxifrage | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Sax*if"ra*ga\, n. [L., saxifrage. See {Saxifrage}.]
(Bot.)
A genus of exogenous polypetalous plants, embracing about one
hundred and eighty species. See {Saxifrage}.
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