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Saxifraga
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saxifraga saxífraga
Translingual
thumb|Saxifraga granulata species Saxifraga granulata
Etymology
From mul la saxifragus stone-breaking, from its frequent habit of growing in cracks in rock or in loose rock.
Noun
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genus family Saxifragaceae numerous species of small plants native to the subarctic and cooler temperate parts of the northern hemisphere
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Saxifraga granulata species (meadow saxifrage) - type species; for other species see 1
Derived terms
Saxifragodes genus
Saxifragopsis genus
References
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