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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sax•i•frage (sak′sə frij),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany plant of the genus Saxifraga, certain species of which grow wild in the clefts of rocks, other species of which are cultivated for their flowers. Cf. saxifrage family.
- Latin saxifraga (herba) stone-breaking (herb), equivalent. to saxi-, combining form of saxum stone + -fraga, feminine of -fragus breaking; see fragile
- late Middle English 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: saxifrage /ˈsæksɪˌfreɪdʒ/ n - any saxifragaceous plant of the genus Saxifraga, characterized by smallish white, yellow, purple, or pink flowers
Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin saxifraga, literally: rock-breaker (probably alluding to its ability to dissolve kidney stones), from Latin saxum rock + frangere to break |