boraginaceous

[ buh-raj-uh-ney-shuh s, baw-, boh- ]
/ bəˌrædʒ əˈneɪ ʃəs, bɔ-, boʊ- /

adjective

belonging to the plant family Boraginaceae.
Compare borage family.

Origin of boraginaceous

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

Words nearby boraginaceous

British Dictionary definitions for boraginaceous

boraginaceous
/ (bəˌrædʒɪˈneɪʃəs) /

adjective

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 Origin for boraginaceous

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