Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Belonging to the Saxifragaceæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Saxifragaceæ) 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 Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective botany Of or relating to an
order ofplants (Saxifragaceae) of whichsaxifrage is thetype .
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_Phyllonoma ruscifolia_, a saxifragaceous plant, bears the same specific name, indicating a similar origin of the flowers.
Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891
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