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Saxifrage

n.
  1. Any plant of the genus Saxifraga, mostly perennial herbs growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions.
    2. Burnet saxifrage ,
    a European umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella Saxifraga).
    Golden saxifrage ,
    a low half-succulent herb (Chrysosplenium oppositifolium) growing in rivulets in Europe; also, C. Americanum, common in the United States. See also under Golden.
    Meadow saxifrage, or Pepper saxifrage .
    See under Meadow.