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}]