Saxifraga

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Saxifraga
    n 1: type genus of the Saxifragaceae; large genus of usually
         perennial herbs of Arctic and cool regions of northern
         hemisphere: saxifrage [syn: {Saxifraga}, {genus Saxifraga}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Saxifraga \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}.
   [1913 Webster]

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