Definitions for saxifrage
ˈsæk sə frɪdʒsax·ifrage

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. saxifrage, breakstone, rockfoilnoun

   any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. saxifragenoun

   A plant in the genus Saxifraga.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Saxifragenoun

   A plant.

   Etymology: saxifrage, Fr. saxifraga, Lat.

   The flower consists of several leaves placed orbicularly, which expand in form of a rose, out of whose multifid flower-cup rises the pointal, which commonly ends in two horns, and afterward turns, together with the flower-cup, into a roundish fruit, which has likewise two horns and two cells, which are full of small seeds. Philip Miller.

   Saxifrage, quasi saxum frangere, to break the stone, is applicable to any thing having this property; but is a term most commonly given to a plant, from an opinion of its medicinal virtues to this effect. John Quincy.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. saxifrage

   Saxifraga is the largest genus in the family Saxifragaceae, containing about 465 species of holarctic perennial plants, known as saxifrages or rockfoils. The Latin word saxifraga means literally "stone-breaker", from Latin saxum ("rock" or "stone") + frangere ("to break"). It is usually thought to indicate a medicinal use for treatment of urinary calculi (known as kidney or bladder stones), rather than breaking rocks apart.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Saxifragenoun

   any plant of the genus Saxifraga, mostly perennial herbs growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions

2. Etymology: [L. saxifraga, from saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break: cf. F. saxifrage. See Fracture, and cf. Sassafras, Saxon.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Saxifrage

   sak′si-frāj, n. a genus of plants of the natural order Saxifrageæ or Saxifragaceæ, its species chiefly mountain and rock plants.—adjs. Saxifragā′ceous, Saxif′rāgal, Saxif′rāgant, Saxif′rāgous.—n. Saxif′rāgine, a gunpowder in which barium nitrate takes the place of sulphur.—adj. Saxig′enous, growing on rocks.—Burnet saxifrage, the Pimpinella Saxifraga, whose leaves are eaten as a salad; Golden saxifrage, a low half-succulent herb with yellow flowers. [Fr.,—L. saxum, a stone, frangĕre, to break.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of saxifrage in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of saxifrage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=saxifrage
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Saxifrage
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=saxifrage
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxifrage
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saxifrage
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=saxifrage