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saxifrage

sax.i.frage \'sak-s*-frij, -.fra-j\ n [ME, fr. MF, fr. LL saxifraga, fr. L, 
   fem. of saxifragus breaking r]ocks, fr. saxum rock + frangere to break; 
   akin to OE sx knife, sagu saw - more at SAW, BREAK : any of a genus 
   (Saxifraga of the family Saxifragaceae, the saxifra ge family) of mostly 
   perennial herbs with showy pentamerous flowers and often with basal tufted 
   leaves