saxifrage Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga
    rockfoil; breakstone.

WordNet

Sax"i*frage noun
Etymology
L. saxifraga, from saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break: cf. F. saxifrage. See Fracture, and cf. Sassafras, Saxon.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Saxifraga, mostly perennial herbs growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions.

Webster 1913