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saxifrage
(encz) | saxifrage,lomikámen n: [bot.] druh rostliny Stanislav Horáček |
Saxifrage
(gcide) | Saxifrage \Sax"i*frage\ (?; 48), n. [L. saxifraga, from
saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break:
cf. F. saxifrage. See Fracture, and cf. Sassafras,
Saxon.] (Bot.)
Any plant of the genus Saxifraga, mostly perennial herbs
growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions.
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Burnet saxifrage, a European umbelliferous plant
(Pimpinella Saxifraga).
Golden saxifrage, a low half-succulent herb
(Chrysosplenium oppositifolium) growing in rivulets in
Europe; also, Chrysosplenium Americanum, common in the
United States. See also under Golden.
Meadow saxifrage, or Pepper saxifrage. See under
Meadow.
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saxifrage
(wn) | saxifrage
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga [syn:
saxifrage, breakstone, rockfoil] |
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golden saxifrage
(encz) | golden saxifrage, n: |
leatherleaf saxifrage
(encz) | leatherleaf saxifrage, n: |
meadow saxifrage
(encz) | meadow saxifrage, n: |
mossy saxifrage
(encz) | mossy saxifrage, n: |
purple saxifrage
(encz) | purple saxifrage, n: |
saxifrage
(encz) | saxifrage,lomikámen n: [bot.] druh rostliny Stanislav Horáček |
saxifrage family
(encz) | saxifrage family, n: |
star saxifrage
(encz) | star saxifrage, n: |
starry saxifrage
(encz) | starry saxifrage, n: |
strawberry saxifrage
(encz) | strawberry saxifrage, n: |
western saxifrage
(encz) | western saxifrage, n: |
yellow mountain saxifrage
(encz) | yellow mountain saxifrage, n: |
Burnet saxifrage
(gcide) | Saxifrage \Sax"i*frage\ (?; 48), n. [L. saxifraga, from
saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break:
cf. F. saxifrage. See Fracture, and cf. Sassafras,
Saxon.] (Bot.)
Any plant of the genus Saxifraga, mostly perennial herbs
growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions.
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Burnet saxifrage, a European umbelliferous plant
(Pimpinella Saxifraga).
Golden saxifrage, a low half-succulent herb
(Chrysosplenium oppositifolium) growing in rivulets in
Europe; also, Chrysosplenium Americanum, common in the
United States. See also under Golden.
Meadow saxifrage, or Pepper saxifrage. See under
Meadow.
[1913 Webster]Burnet \Bur"net\, n. [OE. burnet burnet; also, brownish (the
plant perh. being named from its color), fr. F. brunet, dim.
of brun brown; cf. OF. brunete a sort of flower. See
Brunette.] (Bot.)
A genus of perennial herbs (Poterium); especially,
Poterium Sanguisorba, the common, or garden, burnet.
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Burnet moth (Zool.), in England, a handsome moth
(Zyg[ae]na filipendula), with crimson spots on the
wings.
Burnet saxifrage. (Bot.) See Saxifrage.
Canadian burnet, a marsh plant (Poterium Canadensis).
Great burnet, Wild burnet, Poterium oficinalis (or
Sanguisorba oficinalis).
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Golden saxifrage
(gcide) | Golden \Gold"en\ (g[=o]ld"'n), a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden,
AS. gylden, from gold. See Gold, and cf. Guilder.]
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1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
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2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
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3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
auspicious; as, golden opinions.
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Golden age.
(a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
manners in rural employments, followed by the {silver
age}, bronze age, and iron age. --Dryden.
(b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
Cicero, C[ae]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
(c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
considered the golden age of English literature.
Golden balls, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
London having been Lombards.
Golden bull. See under Bull, an edict.
Golden chain (Bot.), the shrub Cytisus Laburnum, so named
from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
Golden club (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
flowers.
Golden cup (Bot.), the buttercup.
Golden eagle (Zool.), a large and powerful eagle ({Aquila
Chrysa["e]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North
America. It is so called from the brownish yellow tips of
the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety is
called the royal eagle; the young in the second year is
the ring-tailed eagle.
Golden fleece.
(a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
Argonautic expedition.
(b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
Toison d'Or.
Golden grease, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
Golden hair (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
with golden yellow flowers, the Chrysocoma Coma-aurea.
Golden Horde (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
century.
Golden Legend, a hagiology (the "Aurea Legenda") written by
James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the 13th
century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483, and
partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
entitled.
Golden marcasite tin. [Obs.]
Golden mean, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
sufficiency without excess; moderation.
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Angels guard him in the golden mean. --Pope.
Golden mole (Zool), one of several South African
Insectivora of the family Chrysochlorid[ae], resembling
moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
purple, and gold.
Golden number (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
is so called from having formerly been written in the
calendar in gold.
Golden oriole. (Zool.) See Oriole.
Golden pheasant. See under Pheasant.
Golden pippin, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
Golden plover (Zool.), one of several species of plovers,
of the genus Charadrius, esp. the European ({Charadrius
apricarius}, syn. Charadrius pluvialis; -- called also
yellow plover, black-breasted plover, hill plover,
and whistling plover. The common American species
(Charadrius dominicus) is also called frostbird, and
bullhead.
Golden robin. (Zool.) See Baltimore oriole, in Vocab.
Golden rose (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
church or person in recognition of special services
rendered to the Holy See.
Golden rule.
(a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
(b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
Golden samphire (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
Golden saxifrage (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
(Chrysosplenium oppositifolium), blossoming in wet
places in early spring.
Golden seal (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
(Hydrastis Canadensis), with a thick knotted rootstock
and large rounded leaves.
Golden sulphide of antimony, or {Golden sulphuret of
antimony} (Chem.), the pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or
orange yellow powder.
Golden warbler (Zool.), a common American wood warbler
(Dendroica [ae]stiva); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
warbler}, garden warbler, and summer yellow bird.
Golden wasp (Zool.), a bright-colored hymenopterous insect,
of the family Chrysidid[ae]. The colors are golden,
blue, and green.
Golden wedding. See under Wedding.
[1913 Webster]Saxifrage \Sax"i*frage\ (?; 48), n. [L. saxifraga, from
saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break:
cf. F. saxifrage. See Fracture, and cf. Sassafras,
Saxon.] (Bot.)
Any plant of the genus Saxifraga, mostly perennial herbs
growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions.
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Burnet saxifrage, a European umbelliferous plant
(Pimpinella Saxifraga).
Golden saxifrage, a low half-succulent herb
(Chrysosplenium oppositifolium) growing in rivulets in
Europe; also, Chrysosplenium Americanum, common in the
United States. See also under Golden.
Meadow saxifrage, or Pepper saxifrage. See under
Meadow.
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Meadow saxifrage
(gcide) | Saxifrage \Sax"i*frage\ (?; 48), n. [L. saxifraga, from
saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break:
cf. F. saxifrage. See Fracture, and cf. Sassafras,
Saxon.] (Bot.)
Any plant of the genus Saxifraga, mostly perennial herbs
growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions.
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Burnet saxifrage, a European umbelliferous plant
(Pimpinella Saxifraga).
Golden saxifrage, a low half-succulent herb
(Chrysosplenium oppositifolium) growing in rivulets in
Europe; also, Chrysosplenium Americanum, common in the
United States. See also under Golden.
Meadow saxifrage, or Pepper saxifrage. See under
Meadow.
[1913 Webster]Meadow \Mead"ow\, a.
Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow;
produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. "Fat meadow
ground." --Milton.
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Note: For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see
the particular word in the Vocabulary.
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Meadow beauty. (Bot.) Same as Deergrass.
Meadow foxtail (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass
(Alopecurus pratensis) resembling timothy, but with
softer spikes.
Meadow hay, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in
uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or
bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.]
Meadow hen. (Zool.)
(a) The American bittern. See Stake-driver.
(b) The American coot (Fulica).
(c) The clapper rail.
Meadow mouse (Zool.), any mouse of the genus Arvicola, as
the common American species Arvicola riparia; -- called
also field mouse, and field vole.
Meadow mussel (Zool.), an American ribbed mussel ({Modiola
plicatula}), very abundant in salt marshes.
Meadow ore (Min.), bog-iron ore, a kind of limonite.
Meadow parsnip. (Bot.) See under Parsnip.
Meadow pink. (Bot.) See under Pink.
Meadow pipit (Zool.), a small singing bird of the genus
Anthus, as Anthus pratensis, of Europe.
Meadow rue (Bot.), a delicate early plant, of the genus
Thalictrum, having compound leaves and numerous white
flowers. There are many species.
Meadow saffron. (Bot.) See under Saffron.
Meadow sage. (Bot.) See under Sage.
Meadow saxifrage (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe
(Silaus pratensis), somewhat resembling fennel.
Meadow snipe (Zool.), the common or jack snipe.
[1913 Webster] meadowgrass |
Pepper saxifrage
(gcide) | Saxifrage \Sax"i*frage\ (?; 48), n. [L. saxifraga, from
saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break:
cf. F. saxifrage. See Fracture, and cf. Sassafras,
Saxon.] (Bot.)
Any plant of the genus Saxifraga, mostly perennial herbs
growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions.
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Burnet saxifrage, a European umbelliferous plant
(Pimpinella Saxifraga).
Golden saxifrage, a low half-succulent herb
(Chrysosplenium oppositifolium) growing in rivulets in
Europe; also, Chrysosplenium Americanum, common in the
United States. See also under Golden.
Meadow saxifrage, or Pepper saxifrage. See under
Meadow.
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Saxifrage stellaris
(gcide) | Kidneywort \Kid"ney*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) A kind of saxifrage (Saxifrage stellaris).
(b) The navelwort.
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strawberry saxifrage
(gcide) | mother-of-thousands \mother-of-thousands\ n.
An East Asiatic saxifrage (Saxifraga stolonifera) with
racemes of small red-and-white flowers; spreads by numerous
creeping stolons; called also strawberry geranium and
strawberry saxifrage.
Syn: strawberry geranium, strawberry saxifrage, {Saxifraga
stolonifera}, Saxifraga sarmentosam.
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golden saxifrage
(wn) | golden saxifrage
n 1: any of various low aquatic herbs of the genus
Chrysosplenium [syn: golden saxifrage, golden spleen] |
leatherleaf saxifrage
(wn) | leatherleaf saxifrage
n 1: plant with basal leathery elliptic leaves and erect
leafless flower stalks each bearing a dense roundish
cluster of tiny white flowers; moist places of northwestern
North America to Oregon and Idaho [syn: {leatherleaf
saxifrage}, Leptarrhena pyrolifolia] |
meadow saxifrage
(wn) | meadow saxifrage
n 1: rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white
flowers; Europe [syn: meadow saxifrage, {fair-maids-of-
France}, Saxifraga granulata] |
mossy saxifrage
(wn) | mossy saxifrage
n 1: tufted or mat-forming perennial of mountains of Europe;
cultivated for its white flowers [syn: mossy saxifrage,
Saxifraga hypnoides] |
purple saxifrage
(wn) | purple saxifrage
n 1: plants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender
flowers; rocky areas of Europe and Asia and western North
America [syn: purple saxifrage, {Saxifraga
oppositifolia}] |
saxifrage
(wn) | saxifrage
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga [syn:
saxifrage, breakstone, rockfoil] |
saxifrage family
(wn) | saxifrage family
n 1: a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs;
widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions;
sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae [syn:
Saxifragaceae, family Saxifragaceae, {saxifrage
family}] |
star saxifrage
(wn) | star saxifrage
n 1: small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike
white flowers; Europe [syn: star saxifrage, {starry
saxifrage}, Saxifraga stellaris] |
starry saxifrage
(wn) | starry saxifrage
n 1: small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike
white flowers; Europe [syn: star saxifrage, {starry
saxifrage}, Saxifraga stellaris] |
strawberry saxifrage
(wn) | strawberry saxifrage
n 1: eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-
white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons [syn:
strawberry geranium, strawberry saxifrage, {mother-of-
thousands}, Saxifraga stolonifera, {Saxifraga
sarmentosam}] |
western saxifrage
(wn) | western saxifrage
n 1: saxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy
stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves; moist slopes
of western North America [syn: western saxifrage,
Saxifraga occidentalis] |
yellow mountain saxifrage
(wn) | yellow mountain saxifrage
n 1: tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow
corymbose flowers often spotted orange [syn: {yellow
mountain saxifrage}, Saxifraga aizoides] |
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