2 definitions found for Saxifraga

Saxifraga n 1: type genus of the Saxifragaceae; large genus of usually perennial herbs of Arctic and cool regions of northern hemisphere: saxifrage [syn: Saxifraga, genus Saxifraga]

Saxifraga Sax*if"ra*ga, n. [L., saxifrage. See Saxifrage.] (Bot.) A genus of exogenous polypetalous plants, embracing about one hundred and eighty species. See Saxifrage.