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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of smooth herbs of the order Umbelliferæ and the tribe Seselineæ, type of the subtribe Œnantheæ, characterized by the compound umbel and absence of a carpophore.
- noun In ornithology: [lowercase] An old name of the stonechat, Saxicola œnanthe, and now its technical specific designation.
- noun Same as
Saxicola .
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