Saxifraga

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Sax·if·ra·ga | \ sakˈsifrəgə\

Definition of Saxifraga

: a genus (the type of the family Saxifragaceae) of usually perennial herbs of diverse habit of arctic and temperate regions having pentamerous often showy flowers with a 2-celled ovary followed by a 2-beaked follicle and often having basal tufted leaves — see london pride

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