rockfoil

Definitions of rockfoil

1. noun

   any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga
   synonyms: breakstone, saxifrage

   types:

   Saxifraga aizoides, yellow mountain saxifrage

   tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow corymbose flowers often spotted orange

   Saxifraga granulata, fair-maids-of-France, meadow saxifrage

   rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe

   Saxifraga hypnoides, mossy saxifrage

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

   Saxifraga occidentalis, western saxifrage

   saxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves; moist slopes of western North America

   Saxifraga oppositifolia, purple saxifrage

   plants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender flowers; rocky areas of Europe and Asia and western North America

   Saxifraga stellaris, star saxifrage, starry saxifrage

   small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowers; Europe

   Saxifraga sarmentosam, Saxifraga stolonifera, mother-of-thousands, strawberry geranium, strawberry saxifrage

   eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons

   type of:

   herb, herbaceous plant

   a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests