Saxifrage

sak′si-frāj, n. a genus of plants of the natural order Saxifrageæ or Saxifragaceæ , its species chiefly mountain and rock plants.— adjs. Saxifragā′ceo us , Saxif′rāgal , Saxif′rāgant , Saxif′rāgo us .— n. Saxif′rāgine , a gunpowder in which barium nitrate takes the place of sulphur.— adj. Saxig′enous , growing on rocks.— Burnet saxifrage , the Pimp in ell a Saxifraga , whose leaves are eaten as a salad; Golden saxifrage , a low half-succulent herb with yellow flowers. [Fr.,—L. saxum , a stone, frangĕre , to break.]