mossy saxifrage

mossy saxifrage
noun
tufted or mat-forming perennial of mountains of Europe; cultivated for its white flowers
Hypernyms: ↑saxifrage, ↑breakstone, ↑rockfoil
Member Holonyms: ↑Saxifraga, ↑genus Saxifraga

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noun
: a low tufted perennial herb (Saxifrage hypnoides) of the mountains of Europe often cultivated for its white flowers

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