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A widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit
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boraginaceae
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Boraginaceous \Bo*rag`i*na"ceous\, a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants ( Boraginace[ae] ) which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants.
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The Boraginaceae , the borage or forget-me-not family, includes a variety of shrubs , trees , and herbs , totaling about 2,000 species in 146 genera found worldwide. According to the APG II , the Boraginaceae belongs among the euasterid I group, including ...