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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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