ˌsaksəfrəˈgāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Saxifraga, type genus + -aceae
: a widely distributed family of herbs (order Rosales) of variable habit usually distinguished by the free ovary with two carpels, by having as many or twice as many stamens as petals, and by the absence of staminodia
• sax·i·fra·ga·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|gāshəs adjective