boraginaceae
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Noun (1)
- a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruitSynonyms: family Boraginaceaeborage familyType of plant familyMember of Polemoniales, order PolemonialesMembers Cynoglossum, Borago, genus Anchusa, Lithospermum, Mertensia, Symphytum, Cordia, Hackelia +4 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“boraginaceae” is listed under Boraginaceous.
Bo·rag′i·na′ceous (…), adjective
Botany Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants (Boraginaceæ) which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54