saxifragaceous

[sak-suh-fruh-gey-shuh s]

adjective

belonging to the plant family Saxifragaceae.

Compare saxifrage family.

Origin of saxifragaceous

First recorded in 1835–45; saxifrage + -aceous

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Historical Examples of saxifragaceous

Escallonia, a genus of saxifragaceous shrubs and trees, natives chiefly of the Andes.
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British Dictionary definitions for saxifragaceous

saxifragaceous

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Saxifragaceae, a chiefly arctic and alpine family of plants having a basal rosette or cushion of leaves and small but showy flowers: includes saxifrage

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