SAWDUST

n. Sa4'du3st. Ger., Sagespdne. The ma of fragments, especially of wood, produced in the proce of sawing. It has been used as a dre ing for wounds, [a, 48.] SAXAL,, adj. Saax"l. Lat., saxalis (from saxum, a rock). Pertaining to the Saxales, which are Lindley's s. alliance (Lat., nix us saxalis) of Apocarpae, consisting of the Baueracece, Cunoniacece, and Saxifragece. [B, 170 (a, 35).] [s. 446]