saxifraga : Idioms & Phrases

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genus saxifraga

  • noun type genus of the Saxifragaceae; large genus of usually perennial herbs of Arctic and cool regions of northern hemisphere: saxifrage
    Saxifraga.
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saxifraga aizoides

  • noun tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow corymbose flowers often spotted orange
    yellow mountain saxifrage.
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saxifraga granulata

  • noun rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe
    fair-maids-of-France; meadow saxifrage.
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saxifraga hypnoides

  • noun tufted or mat-forming perennial of mountains of Europe; cultivated for its white flowers
    mossy saxifrage.
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saxifraga occidentalis

  • noun saxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves; moist slopes of western North America
    western saxifrage.
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saxifraga oppositifolia

  • noun plants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender flowers; rocky areas of Europe and Asia and western North America
    purple saxifrage.
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saxifraga sarmentosam

  • noun eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons
    strawberry saxifrage; Saxifraga sarmentosam; mother-of-thousands; strawberry geranium.
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saxifraga stellaris

  • noun small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowers; Europe
    starry saxifrage; star saxifrage.
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saxifraga stolonifera

  • noun eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons
    strawberry saxifrage; Saxifraga sarmentosam; mother-of-thousands; strawberry geranium.
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