资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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 crevices of rocks in mountainous regions.

   {Burnet saxifrage}, a European umbelliferous plant
      ({Pimpinella Saxifraga}).

   {Golden saxifrage}, a low half-succulent herb
      ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}) growing in rivulets in
      Europe; also, {C. Americanum}, common in the United
      States. See also under {Golden}.

   {Meadow saxifrage}, or {Pepper saxifrage}. See under
      {Meadow}.

Burnet \Bur"net\, n. [OE. burnet burnet; also, brownish (the
   plant perh. being named from its color), fr. F. brunet, dim.
   of brun brown; cf. OF. brunete a sort of flower. See
   {Brunette}.] (Bot.)
   A genus of perennial herbs ({Poterium}); especially,
   {P.Sanguisorba}, the common, or garden, burnet.

   {Burnet moth} (Zo["o]l.), in England, a handsome moth
      ({Zyg[ae]na filipendula}), with crimson spots on the
      wings.

   {Burnet saxifrage}. (Bot.) See {Saxifrage}.

   {Canadian burnet}, a marsh plant ({Poterium Canadensis}).

   {Great burnet}, {Wild burnet}, {Poterium (or Sanguisorba)
      oficinalis}.