saxifrage
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Saxifraga rotundifolia (round-leaved saxifrage)
English
Etymology
From Old French saxifrage, from Late Latin saxifraga, from Latin saxifragus (“stone-breaking”). Doublet of sassafras.
Pronunciation
Noun
saxifrage (countable and uncountable, plural saxifrages)
Derived terms
- alpine saxifrage
- burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)
- early saxifrage (Micranthes virginiensis)
- golden saxifrage (Chrysosplenium spp.)
- livelong saxifrage (Saxifraga paniculata)
- meadow saxifrage (Saxifraga granulata)
- mossy saxifrage, moss saxifrage
- pepper saxifrage (Silaum silaus)
- strawberry saxifrage (Saxifraga stolonifera)
Translations
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References
Saxifraga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Saxifraga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Saxifraga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Saxifraga at USDA Plants database
- Saxifraga at Plants of the World Online
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sak.si.fʁaʒ/
Audio: (file) - Homophone: saxifrages
Noun
saxifrage f (plural saxifrages)
Further reading
- “saxifrage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Latin
Adjective
saxifrage