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Definition of Saxifrage
1. Noun. Any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Saxifraga, Saxifraga
Specialized synonyms: Saxifraga Aizoides, Yellow Mountain Saxifrage, Fair-maids-of-france, Meadow Saxifrage, Saxifraga Granulata, Mossy Saxifrage, Saxifraga Hypnoides, Saxifraga Occidentalis, Western Saxifrage, Purple Saxifrage, Saxifraga Oppositifolia, Saxifraga Stellaris, Star Saxifrage, Starry Saxifrage, Mother-of-thousands, Saxifraga Sarmentosam, Saxifraga Stolonifera, Strawberry Geranium, Strawberry Saxifrage
Definition of Saxifrage
1. n. Any plant of the genus Saxifraga, mostly perennial herbs growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions.
Definition of Saxifrage
1. Noun. A plant in the genus ''Saxifraga''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Saxifrage
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Literary usage of Saxifrage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gardeners Dictionaryby Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"RH saxifrage of the Alps, with rough notched Leaves like ... RH The leaft yellow
saxifrage of the Pyn- nean Mountains, ..."
2. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge edited by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"The most common in American gardens are the thick-leaved saxifrage (S. cram- ...
The early or Virginian saxifrage (S. Virginiensis) is in Early saxifrage ..."
3. How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Guide to the Names, Haunts, and Habits of by Frances Theodora Parsons, Marion Satterlee (1900)
"They have the fragrance of hyacinths, and are found blossoming in early spring
in the rich woods of the North. EARLY saxifrage. ..."
4. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1811)
"Ascending saxifrage. Nat. of the Pyrenees. Cult. 1752, by Mr. Ph. Miller. Mill.
diet. ed. 6. p. 655. n. 11. ДО. May. H. Î/. 35. ..."
5. Southern Wild Flowers and Trees: Together with Shrubs, Vines and Various by Alice Lounsberry (1901)
"Another marked difference between the two is that the petals of Gray's saxifrage
are all alike instead of being irregular as those of the other. ..."
6. Mountain Wild Flowers of Canada: A Simple and Popular Guide to the Names and by Julia Wilmotte Henshaw (1906)
"The Tall saxifrage is a larger and handsomer plant than Lyall's variety. ...
You can best distinguish the Tall saxifrage from Lyall's species by the leaves, ..."
7. Landscape Gardening: Notes and Suggestions on Lawns and Lawn Planting by Samuel Parsons (1891)
"It is a curious-looking plant, this saxifrage, when in bloom. The thick, fleshy
roots bear a cluster of large heart-shaped, thick HEART-LEAVED saxifrage. ..."
8. Landscape Gardening: Notes and Suggestions on Lawns and Lawn Planting by Samuel Parsons (1895)
"Saxifraga cordifolia (heart-leaved saxifrage) is one of the earliest of plants.
... It is a curious-looking plant, this saxifrage, when in bloom. ..."
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