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Meaning of SAXIFRAGA

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  type genus of the Saxifragaceae; large genus of usually perennial herbs of arctic and cool regions of northern hemisphere: saxifrage
 

SAXIFRAGA is a 9 letter word that starts with S.

 

 Synonyms: genus Saxifraga
 
 See Also: breakstone, fair-maids-of-France, family Saxifragaceae, meadow saxifrage, mossy saxifrage, mother-of-thousands, purple saxifrage, rockfoil, rosid dicot genus, Saxifraga aizoides, Saxifraga granulata, Saxifraga hypnoides, Saxifraga occidentalis, Saxifraga oppositifolia, Saxifraga sarmentosam, Saxifraga stellaris, Saxifraga stolonifera, Saxifragaceae, saxifrage, saxifrage family, star saxifrage, starry saxifrage, strawberry geranium, strawberry saxifrage, western saxifrage, yellow mountain saxifrage

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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}.

 

 

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