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BNC: 42179 COCA: 46057
BNC: 42179 COCA: 46057

saxifrage

noun

sax·​i·​frage ˈsak-sə-frij How to pronounce saxifrage (audio)
-ˌfrāj
: any of a genus (Saxifraga of the family Saxifragaceae, the saxifrage family) of chiefly perennial herbs with showy pentamerous flowers and often with basal tufted leaves

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Yet his work lives in the plants named after him: Michaux’s sumac; the fern Pleopeltis michauxiana; a wildflower called Michaux’s saxifrage. Shaun Assael, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2021 The flora and fauna are out of fairy tales: polar bears, arctic foxes, reindeer, walruses, purple saxifrage, dwarf willow, psychedelic orange lichen. BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019 This is an American native, a member of the saxifrage family. Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 11 Apr. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin saxifraga, from Latin, feminine of saxifragus breaking rocks, from saxum rock + frangere to break — more at break

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of saxifrage was in the 14th century
BNC: 42179 COCA: 46057

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