saxifrage

English

Saxifraga rotundifolia (round-leaved saxifrage)

Etymology

From Old French saxifrage, from Late Latin saxifraga, from Latin saxifragus (“stone-breaking”).

Noun

saxifrage (countable and uncountable, plural saxifrages)

Any plant in the genus Saxifraga.

Derived terms

Translations

plant

Dutch: steenbreek (nl)
Finnish: rikko (fi)
French: saxifrage (fr) f
Galician: seixebra f
German: Steinbrech m
Icelandic: steinbrjótur (is) m
Italian: sassifraga f

Polish: skalnica f
Portuguese: saxífraga f
Romanian: saxifragă (ro) f
Russian: камнеломка (ru) f (kamnelomka)
Spanish: saxifraga f
Welsh: tormaen m

References

saxifrage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Saxifraga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Saxifraga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
saxifrage at USDA Plants database
saxifrage at The Plant List

French

Etymology

Latin saxifraga.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sak.si.fʁaʒ/
Audio (file)
Homophone: saxifrages

Noun

saxifrage f (plural saxifrages)

Saxifrage, a plant of the genus Saxifraga.

Further reading

“saxifrage” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Adjective

saxifrage

vocative masculine singular of saxifragus

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