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Adolphe Sax Click to Search Adolphe Sax
noun a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894) • Syn: Sax • Instance Hypernyms: maker, shaper

sax Click to Search sax
noun a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore • Syn: saxophone • Derivationally related forms: saxophonist (for: saxophone) • Hypernyms: single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind

Sax Click to Search Sax
noun a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894) • Syn: Adolphe Sax • Instance Hypernyms: maker, shaper

saxatile Click to Search saxatile
adjective growing on or living among rocks • Syn: saxicolous, saxicoline • Pertains to noun: saxicolous plant (for: saxicoline), saxicolous plant, saxicolous plant (for: saxicolous)

Saxe Click to Search Saxe
noun 1. a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750) • Syn: Hermann Maurice Saxe, comte de Saxe, Marshal Saxe • Instance Hypernyms: general, full general, marshal, marshall 2. an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons • Syn: Saxony, Sachsen • Instance Hypernyms: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region

Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Click to Search Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
noun the name of the royal family that ruled Great Britain from 1901-1917; the name was changed to Windsor in 1917 in response to anti-German feelings in World War I • Hypernyms: dynasty, royalty, royal family, royal line, royal house • Member Meronyms: Edward, Edward VII, Albert Edward, George, George V

Saxegothea Click to Search Saxegothea
noun one species: Prince Albert's yew • Syn: Saxe-gothea, genus Saxe-gothea, genus Saxegothea • Hypernyms: gymnosperm genus • Member Holonyms: Podocarpaceae, family Podocarpaceae, podocarpus family • Member Meronyms: Prince Albert yew, Prince Albert's yew, Saxe-gothea conspicua

Saxe-gothea Click to Search Saxe-gothea
noun one species: Prince Albert's yew • Syn: Saxegothea, genus Saxe-gothea, genus Saxegothea • Hypernyms: gymnosperm genus • Member Holonyms: Podocarpaceae, family Podocarpaceae, podocarpus family • Member Meronyms: Prince Albert yew, Prince Albert's yew, Saxe-gothea conspicua

Saxe-gothea conspicua Click to Search Saxe-gothea conspicua
noun small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches cultivated as an ornamental; mountains of southern Chile • Syn: Prince Albert yew, Prince Albert's yew • Hypernyms: conifer, coniferous tree • Member Holonyms: Saxe-gothea, Saxegothea, genus Saxe-gothea, genus Saxegothea

saxhorn Click to Search saxhorn
noun any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with valves • Hypernyms: brass, brass instrument

Saxicola Click to Search Saxicola
noun Old World chats • Syn: genus Saxicola • Hypernyms: bird genus • Member Holonyms: Turdidae, family Turdidae • Member Meronyms: Old World chat, chat

Saxicola rubetra Click to Search Saxicola rubetra
noun brown-and-buff European songbird of grassy meadows • Syn: whinchat • Hypernyms: Old World chat, chat

Saxicola torquata Click to Search Saxicola torquata
noun common European chat with black plumage and a reddish-brown breast • Syn: stonechat • Hypernyms: Old World chat, chat

saxicoline Click to Search saxicoline
adjective growing on or living among rocks • Syn: saxicolous, saxatile • Pertains to noun: saxicolous plant, saxicolous plant (for: saxatile), saxicolous plant (for: saxicolous)

saxicolous Click to Search saxicolous
adjective growing on or living among rocks • Syn: saxatile, saxicoline • Pertains to noun: saxicolous plant (for: saxicoline), saxicolous plant (for: saxatile), saxicolous plant

saxicolous plant Click to Search saxicolous plant
noun plants growing among rocks • Syn: rupestral plant, rupestrine plant, rupicolous plant • Hypernyms: rock plant

Saxifraga Click to Search Saxifraga
noun type genus of the Saxifragaceae; large genus of usually perennial herbs of Arctic and cool regions of northern hemisphere: saxifrage • Syn: genus Saxifraga • Hypernyms: rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: Saxifragaceae, family Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family • Member Meronyms: saxifrage, breakstone, rockfoil, yellow mountain saxifrage, Saxifraga aizoides, meadow saxifrage, fair-maids-of-France, Saxifraga granulata, mossy saxifrage, Saxifraga hypnoides, western saxifrage, Saxifraga occidentalis, purple saxifrage, Saxifraga oppositifolia, star saxifrage, starry saxifrage, Saxifraga stellaris, strawberry geranium, strawberry saxifrage, mother-of-thousands, Saxifraga stolonifera, Saxifraga sarmentosam

Saxifraga aizoides Click to Search Saxifraga aizoides
noun tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow corymbose flowers often spotted orange • Syn: yellow mountain saxifrage • Hypernyms: saxifrage, breakstone, rockfoil • Member Holonyms: Saxifraga, genus Saxifraga

Saxifraga granulata Click to Search Saxifraga granulata
noun rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe • Syn: meadow saxifrage, fair-maids-of-France • Hypernyms: saxifrage, breakstone, rockfoil • Member Holonyms: Saxifraga, genus Saxifraga

Saxifraga hypnoides Click to Search Saxifraga hypnoides
noun tufted or mat-forming perennial of mountains of Europe; cultivated for its white flowers • Syn: mossy saxifrage • Hypernyms: saxifrage, breakstone, rockfoil • Member Holonyms: Saxifraga, genus Saxifraga

Saxifraga occidentalis Click to Search Saxifraga occidentalis
noun saxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves; moist slopes of western North America • Syn: western saxifrage • Hypernyms: saxifrage, breakstone, rockfoil • Member Holonyms: Saxifraga, genus Saxifraga

Saxifraga oppositifolia Click to Search Saxifraga oppositifolia
noun plants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender flowers; rocky areas of Europe and Asia and western North America • Syn: purple saxifrage • Hypernyms: saxifrage, breakstone, rockfoil • Member Holonyms: Saxifraga, genus Saxifraga

Saxifraga sarmentosam Click to Search Saxifraga sarmentosam
noun eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons • Syn: strawberry geranium, strawberry saxifrage, mother-of-thousands, Saxifraga stolonifera • Hypernyms: saxifrage, breakstone, rockfoil • Member Holonyms: Saxifraga, genus Saxifraga

Saxifraga stellaris Click to Search Saxifraga stellaris
noun small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowers; Europe • Syn: star saxifrage, starry saxifrage • Hypernyms: saxifrage, breakstone, rockfoil • Member Holonyms: Saxifraga, genus Saxifraga

Saxifraga stolonifera Click to Search Saxifraga stolonifera
noun eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons • Syn: strawberry geranium, strawberry saxifrage, mother-of-thousands, Saxifraga sarmentosam • Hypernyms: saxifrage, breakstone, rockfoil • Member Holonyms: Saxifraga, genus Saxifraga

Saxifragaceae Click to Search Saxifragaceae
noun a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae • Syn: family Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family • Hypernyms: rosid dicot family • Member Holonyms: Rosales, order Rosales • Member Meronyms: Saxifraga, genus Saxifraga, genus Astilbe, genus Bergenia, Boykinia, genus Boykinia, Chrysosplenium, genus Chrysosplenium, Darmera, genus Darmera, Peltiphyllum, genus Peltiphyllum, Francoa, genus Francoa, Heuchera, genus Heuchera, Leptarrhena, genus Leptarrhena, Lithophragma, genus Lithophragma, Mitella, genus Mitella, genus Parnassia, genus Suksdorfia, Tellima, genus Tellima, Tiarella, genus Tiarella, Tolmiea, genus Tolmiea

saxifrage Click to Search saxifrage
noun any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga • Syn: breakstone, rockfoil • Hypernyms: herb, herbaceous plant • Hyponyms: yellow mountain saxifrage, Saxifraga aizoides, meadow saxifrage, fair-maids-of-France, Saxifraga granulata, mossy saxifrage, Saxifraga hypnoides, western saxifrage, Saxifraga occidentalis, purple saxifrage, Saxifraga oppositifolia, star saxifrage, starry saxifrage, Saxifraga stellaris, strawberry geranium, strawberry saxifrage, mother-of-thousands, Saxifraga stolonifera, Saxifraga sarmentosam • Member Holonyms: Saxifraga, genus Saxifraga

saxifrage family Click to Search saxifrage family
noun a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae • Syn: Saxifragaceae, family Saxifragaceae • Hypernyms: rosid dicot family • Member Holonyms: Rosales, order Rosales • Member Meronyms: Saxifraga, genus Saxifraga, genus Astilbe, genus Bergenia, Boykinia, genus Boykinia, Chrysosplenium, genus Chrysosplenium, Darmera, genus Darmera, Peltiphyllum, genus Peltiphyllum, Francoa, genus Francoa, Heuchera, genus Heuchera, Leptarrhena, genus Leptarrhena, Lithophragma, genus Lithophragma, Mitella, genus Mitella, genus Parnassia, genus Suksdorfia, Tellima, genus Tellima, Tiarella, genus Tiarella, Tolmiea, genus Tolmiea

saxist Click to Search saxist
noun a musician who plays the saxophone • Syn: saxophonist • Derivationally related forms: saxophone (for: saxophonist) • Hypernyms: musician, instrumentalist, player • Hyponyms: alto saxophonist, altoist, tenor saxophonist, tenorist • Instance Hyponyms: Hawkins, Coleman Hawkins, Parker, Charlie Parker, Yardbird Parker, Bird Parker, Charles Christopher Parker, Young, Pres Young, Lester Willis Young

saxitoxin Click to Search saxitoxin
noun a powerful neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates found in red tides; it can accumulate in mollusks that feed on the dinoflagellates and cause food poisoning to humans • Hypernyms: neurotoxin, neurolysin

Saxo Grammaticus Click to Search Saxo Grammaticus
noun Danish historian who chronicled the history of Denmark (including the legend of Hamlet) (1150?-1220?) • Instance Hypernyms: historian, historiographer

Saxon Click to Search Saxon
I noun a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest • Hypernyms: European • Hyponyms: West Saxon • Instance Hyponyms: Athelstan II adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the early Saxons or Anglo-Saxons and their descendents (especially the English or Lowland Scots) and their language - example : Saxon princes - example : for greater clarity choose a plain Saxon term instead of a latinate one • Regions: England

Saxony Click to Search Saxony
noun an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons • Syn: Sachsen, Saxe • Instance Hypernyms: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region

saxophone Click to Search saxophone
noun a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore • Syn: sax • Derivationally related forms: saxophonist • Hypernyms: single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind

saxophonist Click to Search saxophonist
noun a musician who plays the saxophone • Syn: saxist • Derivationally related forms: saxophone • Hypernyms: musician, instrumentalist, player • Hyponyms: alto saxophonist, altoist, tenor saxophonist, tenorist • Instance Hyponyms: Hawkins, Coleman Hawkins, Parker, Charlie Parker, Yardbird Parker, Bird Parker, Charles Christopher Parker, Young, Pres Young, Lester Willis Young

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Saxegothea

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