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saxifrage
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈsæk.sɪ.frɪdʒ/ us /ˈsæk.sə.frɪdʒ/
a plant with small leaves and small white, pink, purple, or yellow flowers that grows close to the ground, especially in mountain areas:
He could see the whites and pinks of saxifrage among the scree and rock beneath the cliffs.
Short-leaved gentian and moss-like saxifrage bordered the narrow path.
We camped for the night in a field studded with saxifrages and other flowers.
A mixture of loam and well-rotted compost with lots of grit added will suit most of the saxifrage family.
Even when they are not flowering, saxifrages are neat plants, often forming geometric rosettes of leaves.
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