boraginaceous

[ buh-raj-uh-ney-shuhs, baw-, boh- ]

adjective

1. belonging to the plant family Boraginaceae.

boraginaceous

/ bəˌrædʒɪˈneɪʃəs /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Boraginaceae , a family of temperate and tropical typically hairy-leaved flowering plants that includes forget-me-not, lungwort, borage, comfrey, and heliotrope

Word History and Origins

Origin of boraginaceous¹

< New Latin Boraginace ( ae ) family name ( Boragin-, stem of Borago genus name; borage + -aceae -aceae ) + -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of boraginaceous¹

C19: from New Latin Borāgināceae , from Borāgō genus name; see borage

Example Sentences

Relating to the Borage tribe; boraginaceous.

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Anchusa.—Pretty boraginaceous herbs, easily grown.

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Onosma.—O. taurica, 6 to 8 in., is a charming boraginaceous plant from the Caucasus, producing hispid leaves and cymose heads of drooping, tubular, yellow flowers.

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Pulmonaria.—Handsome dwarf, boraginaceous plants, requiring good deep garden soil.

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Symphytum.—Rather coarse-growing but showy boraginaceous plants, succeeding in ordinary soil.

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