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
- : 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.
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