Saxifraga
noun
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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Origin and Etymology of saxifraga
New Latin, from Late Latin, saxifrage
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