SAXIFRAGE


Meaning of SAXIFRAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsak-sə-frij, -ˌfrāj ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin saxifraga, from Latin, feminine of saxifragus breaking rocks, from saxum rock + frangere to break — more at break

Date: 14th century

: any of a genus ( Saxifraga of the family Saxifragaceae, the saxifrage family) of chiefly perennial herbs with showy pentamerous flowers and often with basal tufted leaves

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