saxifrage

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English[edit]

Saxifraga rotundifolia (round-leaved saxifrage)

Etymology[edit]

From Old French saxifrage, from Late Latin saxifraga, from Latin saxifragus (stone-breaking). Doublet of sassafras.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsæk.sə.frɪd͡ʒ/

Noun[edit]

saxifrage (countable and uncountable, plural saxifrages)

  1. Any plant in the genus Saxifraga.

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French[edit]

French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Etymology[edit]

From Latin saxifraga.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

saxifrage f (plural saxifrages)

  1. Saxifrage, a plant of the genus Saxifraga

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Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

saxifrage

  1. vocative masculine singular of saxifragus