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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Sax·i·frage n.  Bot. Any plant of the genus Saxifraga, mostly perennial herbs growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions.
 Burnet saxifrage, a European umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella Saxifraga).
 Golden saxifrage, a low half-succulent herb (Chrysosplenium oppositifolium) growing in rivulets in Europe; also, Chrysosplenium Americanum, common in the United States. See also under Golden.
 Meadow saxifrage, or Pepper saxifrage. See under Meadow.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Bur·net n.  Bot. A genus of perennial herbs (Poterium); especially, Poterium Sanguisorba, the common, or garden, burnet.
 Burnet moth Zool., in England, a handsome moth (Zygæna filipendula), with crimson spots on the wings.
 Burnet saxifrage. Bot. See Saxifrage.
 Canadian burnet, a marsh plant (Poterium Canadensis).
 Great burnet, Wild burnet, Poterium oficinalis (or Sanguisorba oficinalis).
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