saxifrage
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of saxifrage
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin saxifraga ( herba ) stone-breaking (herb), equivalent to saxi-, combining form of saxum stone + -fraga, feminine of -fragus breaking; see fragile
Example Sentences
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The last time the rosy saxifrage was seen in the wild in the UK was in 1962, somewhere in the Cwm Idwal nature reserve in Eryri.
From BBC ● May 24, 2024
“The rosy saxifrage is about as a native as you can get in the UK,” Robbie says, perched on a rock looking serenely out on this dramatic landscape.
From BBC ● May 24, 2024
Retail prices range from $19.50 an ounce for common native grasses to $443.63 for harder-to-grow species such as wholeleaf saxifrage and Henderson’s shooting star.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
Springy moss, purple and yellow saxifrage, and a type of buttercup stay within centimetres of the ground.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 28, 2018
And in confirmation, a little Arctic flower, a purple saxifrage, blossomed improbably where the witch had planted it as a signal in a cranny of the rock.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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