salsufragi
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin saxifragus (“stone-breaking”), from its habit of growing in clefts in rocks.
Pronunciation
Noun
salsufragi m (plural salsufragis)
- Silene saxifraga, a species of campion used as a medicinal herb
- Synonym: herba de la pedra
Further reading
- “salsufragi”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “salsufragi” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.