boraginaceous

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adjective

Of, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many other pestiferous plants.

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Meanings

adjectiveboraginaceous (comparative more boraginaceous, superlative most boraginaceous)

comparative more boraginaceous · superlative most boraginaceous

  1. biologyOf, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many other pestiferous plants.

Origin

Boraginaceae + -ous

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APA

boraginaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boraginaceous

MLA

“boraginaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boraginaceous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boraginaceous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boraginaceous.

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