boraginaceous
[ buh-raj-uh-ney-shuh s, baw-, boh- ]
/ bəˌrædʒ əˈneɪ ʃəs, bɔ-, boʊ- /
adjective
belonging to the plant family Boraginaceae.
Compare
borage family.
Words nearby boraginaceous
bora bora,
boracic,
boracite,
borage,
borage family,
boraginaceous,
borah,
borah peak,
borak,
boral,
borane
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