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saxifrage

sax·i·frage [ sáksi frìj, sáksi fràyj ] (plural sax·i·frages or sax·i·frage)


noun 
Definition:
 
plant of rocky ground: a plant that grows on rocky ground. Flowers: small, white, yellow, purple, or red. Genus Saxifraga.

[14th century. Via French< Latin saxifraga "rock-breaking" < saxum "rock, stone"]
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