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Webster 1913 Edition


Saxifragaceous

Saxˊi-fra-ga′ceous

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Adj.
(Bot.)
Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (
Saxifragaceae
) of which saxifrage is the type. The order includes also the alum root, the hydrangeas, the mock orange, currants and gooseberries, and many other plants.