Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Saxifragaceae"
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) 1.7 (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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