HyperDic: breakstone

English > 1 sense of the word breakstone:
NOUNplantbreakstone, saxifrage, rockfoilany of various plants of the genus Saxifraga
English > breakstone: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of various plants of the genus Saxifraga.
Synonymssaxifrage, rockfoil
Member ofSaxifraga, genus Saxifragatype genus of the Saxifragaceae
Narrowermeadow saxifrage, fair-maids-of-France, Saxifraga granulatarosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers
mossy saxifrage, Saxifraga hypnoidestufted or mat-forming perennial of mountains of Europe
purple saxifrage, Saxifraga oppositifoliaplants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender flowers
star saxifrage, starry saxifrage, Saxifraga stellarissmall often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowers
strawberry geranium, strawberry saxifrage, mother-of-thousands, Saxifraga stolonifera, Saxifraga sarmentosamEastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-white flowers
western saxifrage, Saxifraga occidentalissaxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves
yellow mountain saxifrage, Saxifraga aizoidestufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow corymbose flowers often spotted orange
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishbreakstone, saxífraga, saxifraga
Catalanbreakstone, saxifraga

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