Starflower
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Starflower is a noun meaning Borage (Borago officinalis), an annual herb, and its product, starflower oil (family Boraginaceae).
Meaning
Borage (Borago officinalis), an annual herb, and its product, starflower oil (family Boraginaceae).
More Meanings
- Calytrix, a shrub native to Australia (family Myrtaceae).
- Erinus alpinus, an alpine plant (family Plantaginaceae).
- Grewia occidentalis (crossberry or lavender star flower, family Malvaceae).
- Ipheion, a genus of small bulbous perennials (family Amaryllidaceae).
- Orbea variegata, 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 Trientalis (sometimes Lysimachia, having white star-shaped leaves (family Primulaceae))
Word Forms
- starflowers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include borage, boragewort, talewort, bugloss, moonflower, stickseed.
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