(In full "white meadow saxifrage"), a white-flowered European saxifrage of dry grassland, Saxifraga granulata, which bears bulbils in the axils of its basal leaves.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in John Ray (1627–1705), naturalist and theologian.
Definition of meadow saxifrage in US English:
meadow saxifrage
noun
(In full "white meadow saxifrage"), a white-flowered European saxifrage of dry grassland, Saxifraga granulata, which bears bulbils in the axils of its basal leaves.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in John Ray (1627–1705), naturalist and theologian.