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rockfoil ThesaurusNoun | 1. | rockfoil - any of various plants of the genus Saxifragabreakstone, saxifrageherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsgenus Saxifraga, Saxifraga - type genus of the Saxifragaceae; large genus of usually perennial herbs of Arctic and cool regions of northern hemisphere: saxifrageSaxifraga aizoides, yellow mountain saxifrage - tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow corymbose flowers often spotted orangefair-maids-of-France, meadow saxifrage, Saxifraga granulata - rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europemossy saxifrage, Saxifraga hypnoides - tufted or mat-forming perennial of mountains of Europe; cultivated for its white flowersSaxifraga occidentalis, western saxifrage - saxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves; moist slopes of western North Americapurple saxifrage, Saxifraga oppositifolia - plants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender flowers; rocky areas of Europe and Asia and western North AmericaSaxifraga stellaris, star saxifrage, starry saxifrage - small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowers; Europemother-of-thousands, Saxifraga sarmentosam, Saxifraga stolonifera, strawberry geranium, strawberry saxifrage - eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons |
rockfoil
rockfoil: see saxifragesaxifrage , common name for several members of the Saxifragaceae, a family of widely varying herbs, shrubs, and small trees of cosmopolitan distribution. They are found especially in north temperate zones and include many arctic and alpine species. ..... Click the link for more information. .rockfoil Related to rockfoil: mossy saxifrageSynonyms for rockfoilnoun any of various plants of the genus SaxifragaSynonymsRelated Words- herb
- herbaceous plant
- genus Saxifraga
- Saxifraga
- Saxifraga aizoides
- yellow mountain saxifrage
- fair-maids-of-France
- meadow saxifrage
- Saxifraga granulata
- mossy saxifrage
- Saxifraga hypnoides
- Saxifraga occidentalis
- western saxifrage
- purple saxifrage
- Saxifraga oppositifolia
- Saxifraga stellaris
- star saxifrage
- starry saxifrage
- mother-of-thousands
- Saxifraga sarmentosam
- Saxifraga stolonifera
- strawberry geranium
- strawberry saxifrage
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