Saxifraga

See also: saxifraga and saxífraga

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Etymology

From Latin saxifragus (“stone-breaking”), from its frequent habit of growing in cracks in rock or in loose rock.

Noun

Saxifraga f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Saxifragaceae – numerous species of small plants native to the subarctic and cooler temperate parts of the northern hemisphere.

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