a. [ L. saxifragus: cf. F. saxifrage. See Saxifrage. ] Dissolving stone, especially dissolving stone in the bladder. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. saxifraga, from saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break: cf. F. saxifrage. See Fracture, and cf. Sassafras, Saxon. ] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus
Burnet saxifrage,
Golden saxifrage,
Meadow saxifrage, or
Pepper saxifrage
n. [ L. saxifraga, from saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break: cf. F. saxifrage. See Fracture, and cf. Sassafras, Saxon. ] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus
Burnet saxifrage,
Golden saxifrage,
Meadow saxifrage, or
Pepper saxifrage