starflower

English

noun
Definitions
  • Borage (Borago officinalis), an annual herb, and its product, starflower oil (family Boraginaceae).
  • a shrub native to Australia (family Myrtaceae).
  • an alpine plant (family Plantaginaceae).
  • ( or , family Malvaceae).
  • a genus of small bulbous perennials (family Amaryllidaceae).
  • a succulent from South Africa (family Apocynaceae).
  • Ornithogalum, a genus of perennial bulbous plants (family Asparagaceae), including:
  • Any of several annual herbs, of the genus (sometimes Lysimachia, having white star-shaped leaves (family Primulaceae))

Etymology

Compound from English star (celestial body) + English flower.

Origin

English

flower

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