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saxifragaceae |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Saxifragaceous \Sax`i*fra*ga"ceous\, a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants ({Saxifragace[ae]}) 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Saxifragaceae n : 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}, {saxifrage family}]
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