purple saxifrage

/ˌpʌrpəl ˌsæksəˈfreɪ(d)ʒ/
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Other forms: purple saxifrages

Definitions of purple saxifrage
  1. noun
    plants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender flowers; rocky areas of Europe and Asia and western North America
    synonyms: Saxifraga oppositifolia
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    type of:
    breakstone, rockfoil, saxifrage
    any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga
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