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SAGERETIA

\sˌad͡ʒəɹˈiːʃə], \sˌad‍ʒəɹˈiːʃə], \s_ˌa_dʒ_ə_ɹ_ˈiː_ʃ_ə]\

Definitions of SAGERETIA

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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saj-e-r[=e]'ti-a, n. a genus of polypetalous plants belonging to the buckthorn order. [Named from Aug. Sageret, 1763-1852.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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