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saxifrage — [ saksifraʒ ] n. f. et adj. • XIIIe; du lat. saxum « rocher » et frangere « briser » 1 ♦ Plante herbacée (saxifragacées) dont certaines espèces croissent dans les fissures des rochers et des murs. « leurs parois où pendent les filaments des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Saxifrage — Sax i*frage (?; 48), n. [L. saxifraga, from saxifragus stone breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break: cf. F. saxifrage. See {Fracture}, and cf. {Sassafras}, {Saxon}.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Saxifraga}, mostly perennial herbs growing in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
saxifrage — late 14c., from O.Fr. saxifrage (13c.), from L.L. saxifraga kind of herb, from L. saxifraga herba, lit. a rock breaking herb, from saxifragus stonebreaking, from saxum stone, rock + frag , root of frangere to break (see FRACTION (Cf. fraction … Etymology dictionary
saxifrage — [sak′sə frij΄] n. [ME < MFr < L saxifraga < saxum, a rock (see SAXATILE) + base of frangere, to BREAK: prob. from growing in rock crevices] any of a genus (Saxifraga) of chiefly perennial plants of the saxifrage family, with small white … English World dictionary
saxifrage — Saxifrage, ou Rompierre, Saxifragum, ou Saxifraga … Thresor de la langue françoyse
saxifrage — ► NOUN ▪ a low growing plant of rocky or stony ground, bearing small white, yellow, or red flowers. ORIGIN Latin saxifraga, from saxum rock + frangere to break … English terms dictionary
Saxifrage — Saxifrag … Wikipédia en Français
saxifrage — (sa ksi fra j ) adj. 1° Ancien terme de médecine. Propre à dissoudre la pierre ; on dit aujourd hui lithontriptique. 2° S. f. Genre de la famille des saxifragées où l on distingue : la saxifrage ombreuse, appelée généralement aigrette par les … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Saxifrage — See HMS Saxifrage for ship names. For the fictional character, see Sax Russell. Taxobox name = Saxifraga image width = 240px image caption = Saxifraga oppositifolia regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo =… … Wikipedia
saxifrage — /sak seuh frij/, n. any plant of the genus Saxifraga, certain species of which grow wild in the clefts of rocks, other species of which are cultivated for their flowers. Cf. saxifrage family. [1400 50; late ME < L saxifraga (herba) stone breaking … Universalium
saxifrage — [15] The saxifrage is etymologically the ‘stone breaker’. The word comes via Old French saxifrage from late Latin saxifraga, a compound formed from Latin saxum ‘rock’ and frag , the stem of frangere ‘break’ (source of English fraction, fracture,… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
