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borage family — noun a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit • Syn: ↑Boraginaceae, ↑family Boraginaceae • Hypernyms: ↑plant family • Member Holonyms: ↑Polemoniales, ↑order Polemoniales … Useful english dictionary
borage — [bʉr′ij, bôr′ij] n. [ME < OFr bourage < ML borrago, burrago; said to be < Ar abū ʼarak, “father of sweat,” from diaphoretic use of the plant] any of a genus (Borago) of plants of the borage family, esp. an annual ( B. officinalis) with… … English World dictionary
borage — /bawr ij, bor , berr /, n. 1. a plant, Borago officinalis, native to southern Europe, having hairy leaves and stems, used medicinally and in salads. Cf. borage family. 2. any of various allied or similar plants. [1250 1300; ME burage < AF borage … Universalium
borage — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French bourage, from Medieval Latin borrago, probably from Arabic dialect *bū‘araq, alteration of Arabic abū ‘araq, literally, source of sweat; from its use as a diaphoretic Date: 14th century a coarse… … New Collegiate Dictionary
family Boraginaceae — noun a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit • Syn: ↑Boraginaceae, ↑borage family • Hypernyms: ↑plant family • Member Holonyms: ↑Polemoniales, ↑order Polemoniales … Useful english dictionary
List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family — The following is a list of trees and shrubs of high notoriety. Taxonomic families for the following trees and shrubs are listed in alphabetical order, likewise the genera and closely related species.=GYMNOSPERMS= =CONIFERS= Araucariaceae: The… … Wikipedia
plant family — noun a family of plants • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑gymnosperm family, ↑Campanulaceae, ↑family Campanulaceae, ↑bellflower family, ↑Dioscoreaceae, ↑family D … Useful english dictionary
waterleaf family — noun perennial woodland herbs • Syn: ↑Hydrophyllaceae, ↑family Hydrophyllaceae • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Polemoniales, ↑order Polemoniales … Useful english dictionary
boraginaceous — bə|rajə|nāshəs adjective Etymology: New Latin Boraginaceae + English ous : of, relating to, or like the Boraginaceae * * * /beuh raj euh nay sheuhs, baw , boh /, adj. belonging to the plant family Boraginaceae. Cf. borage family. [ < NL… … Useful english dictionary
Borago — Taxobox name = Borago image width = 240px image caption = Borago officinalis flowers regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Boraginaceae genus = Borago subdivision ranks = Species subdivision =… … Wikipedia
