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saxifrage

/sak-suh-frij/US // ˈsæk sə frɪdʒ //UK // (ˈsæksɪˌfreɪdʒ) //

虎耳草,虎皮兰,虎皮石斛,虎耳草属植物

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any plant of the genus Saxifraga, certain species of which grow wild in the clefts of rocks, other species of which are cultivated for their flowers.

Examples

  • Endless are the ranks of the saxifrage family in white; countless the numbers of the pink family.

  • Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, opposite golden saxifrage—in the dark and rocky hollow lanes.

  • Helen was preoccupied with her saxifrage and her purple gloves.

  • He laid the Bible down upon the table, and seized the saxifrage.

  • But she blushed like a schoolgirl when she gave him, saxifrage and all, her ungloved hand.