单词 | saxifrage |
释义 | saxifrage (once / 26442 pages) n WORD FAMILY saxifrage: saxifrages USAGE EXAMPLESGlints of colour, purple saxifrage, sphagnum moss, the reddening leaves of the bilberry. BBC(Oct 13, 2015) Desiccated husks of spring wildflowers — saxifrage, penstemon and daisy — crunched underfoot. New York Times(Jun 14, 2013) I photographed at least 15 species of flowering plant which include some very attractive saxifrages and wintergreens. BBC(Jul 11, 2012) n any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga Syn|Hypo|Hyper breakstone, rockfoil Saxifraga aizoides, yellow mountain saxifrage tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow corymbose flowers often spotted orange Saxifraga granulata, fair-maids-of-France, meadow saxifragerosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe Saxifraga hypnoides, mossy saxifragetufted or mat-forming perennial of mountains of Europe; cultivated for its white flowers Saxifraga occidentalis, western saxifragesaxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves; moist slopes of western North America Saxifraga oppositifolia, purple saxifrageplants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender flowers; rocky areas of Europe and Asia and western North America Saxifraga stellaris, star saxifrage, starry saxifragesmall often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowers; Europe Saxifraga sarmentosam, Saxifraga stolonifera, mother-of-thousands, strawberry geranium, strawberry saxifrageeastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons herb, herbaceous plant a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests |
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