Saxifraga \Sax*if"ra*ga\, n. [L., saxifrage. See {Saxifrage}.] (Bot.) A genus of exogenous polypetalous plants, embracing about one hundred and eighty species. See {Saxifrage}.
Saxifraga n : type genus of the Saxifragaceae; large genus of usually perennial herbs of arctic and cool regions of northern hemisphere: saxifrage [syn: {genus Saxifraga}]