mossy saxifrage

noun

Saxifraga bryoides, a saxifrage found in the Arctic tundra and on European mountain ranges at high altitudes.

Similar
Saxifraga hypnoides
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Meanings

nounmossy saxifrage (countable and uncountable, plural mossy saxifrages)

plural mossy saxifrages

  1. countableuncountableSaxifraga bryoides, a saxifrage found in the Arctic tundra and on European mountain ranges at high altitudes.
  2. countableuncountableSaxifraga hypnoides, a saxifrage native to the British Isles.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountufted or mat-forming perennial of mountains of Europe; cultivated for its white flowers

Similar
Saxifraga hypnoides
Broader
saxifragebreakstonerockfoil
Also see
moss saxifrage

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Icelandic mosasteinbrjótur
  • mosasteinbrjóturSaxifraga hypnoides
Welsh tormaen mwsoglaidd
  • tormaen mwsoglaiddSaxifraga hypnoides
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“mossy saxifrage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mossy%20saxifrage. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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