saxifrage
noun/ˈsæksɪfreɪdʒ/
/ˈsæksɪfreɪdʒ/, /ˈsæksɪfrɪdʒ/
[uncountable, countable]- a small plant with small white, yellow or red flowers, that grows among rocks on mountainsWord Originlate Middle English: from Old French saxifrage or late Latin saxifraga (herba), from Latin saxum ‘rock’ + frangere ‘break’.
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