saxifragus

saxĭfrăgus, a, um, adj. [saxum-frango],

• stone-breaking, stone-crushing: undae maris, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167 (Ann. v. 564 Vahl.): adiantum, so called because it breaks or dissolves the stone in the bladder, Plin. 22, 21, 30, § 64; also, herba, Ser. Samm. 32, 602; App. Herb. 67.—Absol. (sc. herba), Veg. 1, 13, 5; 6, 11, 1 al.

saxifragus, a, um (saxum u. frango), Felsen od. Steine zerbrechend, undae, Enn. bei Cic. de or. 3, 167: dah. von der Pflanze adiantum, den Stein im Körper zerbröckelnd, Plin. 22, 64: dieselbe auch saxifraga (herba), Ser. Samm. 602. Ps. Apul. herb. 67, saxifragia, Plin. Val. 2, 36, saxifrica, Plin. Val. 2, 37 u. 38.

saxifragus, ~ius [CL] 1 of or pertaining to rock-breaking, that breaks stones (in quot. med.). ~a vel ~ia dicuntur omnia quae calculum, lapidem, aut arenam expellunt LC 264. 2 (as sb. n.) place in which stone is broken, stone quarry. hoc ~ium, a qwaryle WW; hec lapifodina, hoc saccifragium, a stonquarelle WW. 3 (bot., as sb. f. or n.) saxifrage (Saxifraga), the root or seed of which was used medicinally to cure the stone; b (used in powder form to cure a blocked nose in birds of prey). saxifriga, grumil (Ælf. Gl.) Teaching Latin I 25; ibi crescit ‥ saxifriga Ælf. Bata 6 p. 99; herba ~iam, i. e. sundcorn Leechdoms I 40; si sit a renibus ‥ tunc valet milium solis, nuclei cerasorum, ~ria Gad. 34. 1; ciperus optime lapidem rumpit ‥ sed minus est in usu quia adurendo generat lepram; similiter ~ia est calida valde et ideo non debet accipi in nimio usu Ib. 98. 2; in j quarta ~e vj d. Obed. Abingd. 14; pimpinella assimilatur minori ~ie SB 34; ~ia vel ~a similis est pimpinello, radice utimur, G. et A. saxifrage Alph. 163; ~ium, i. e. saxifrage, i. e. waiwurt WW.  b si clausas nares habuerit [falco] accipe pulverem piperis et ~ie et insuffla in ejus nares per parvam fistulam vel pennam et postea fricabis solo pulvere ~ie palatum ejus Upton 189.

saxĭfrăgus, a, um (saxum, frango), qui brise les rochers : Cic. de Or. 3, 167 [ Enn. Ann. 564 Vahlen¹ , passage non repris dans Vahlen² Var. 6 ].

saxifragus , a, um. adj.
破石者。

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saxifragus adj.

• saxum + FRAG-, stonebreaking, rock-crushing: undae, Enn. ap. C.