Star saxifrage wani nau'in shuka ne na furen fure wanda ke cikin jinsin Saxifrafaga. Sunan "star saxifrage" mai yiwuwa yana nufin furanni masu siffar tauraro da ke bayyana akan shuka. Kalmar "saxifrage" kanta ta fito ne daga kalmomin Latin "saxum" (dutse) da "frangere" (don karye), kuma yana nufin ikon shukar girma a wurare masu dutse ko rarrafe. Gabaɗaya, ana iya fahimtar kalmar "tauraro saxifrage" a matsayin takamaiman nau'in tsire-tsire na fure wanda ke da halayen girma na dutse da furanni masu siffar tauraro.