saxifrage
French, noun/sak.si.fʁaʒ/
saxifrage is a French feminine noun meaning “Saxifrage, a plant of the genus Saxifraga” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Nom de fleurs de montagne ornementales du genre Saxifraga (famille des Saxifragacées)”.
What does saxifrage mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineSaxifrage, a plant of the genus Saxifraga
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Se dit des médicaments capables de dissoudre un calcul dans la vessie.
noun: 1. Nom de fleurs de montagne ornementales du genre Saxifraga (famille des Saxifragacées).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of saxifrage
- saxifrages plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce saxifrage?
- /sak.si.fʁaʒ/
- \sak.si.fʁaʒ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to saxifrage
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is saxifrage in French?
saxifrage appears about once in every 33 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).