English > borage family: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | A widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit. |
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| Synonyms | Boraginaceae, family Boraginaceae |
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| Member of | Polemoniales, order Polemoniales | Polemoniaceae |
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| Members | Amsinckia, genus Amsinckia | rough annual herbs of Europe and the Americas |
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| Borago, genus Borago | perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region |
| Cordia, genus Cordia | Tropical deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs of the family Boraginaceae |
| Cynoglossum, genus Cynoglossum | A large genus of tall rough herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae |
| Echium, genus Echium | A genus of bristly herbs and shrubs of the family Boraginaceae |
| Hackelia, genus Hackelia, Lappula, genus Lappula | stickweed |
| Lithospermum, genus Lithospermum | Annual or perennial herbaceous or shrubby plants |
| Mertensia, genus Mertensia | A genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels |
| Myosotis, genus Myosotis | forget-me-nots |
| Onosmodium, genus Onosmodium | A genus of North American perennial herbs of the family Boraginaceae |
| Symphytum, genus Symphytum | comfrey |
| genus Anchusa | rough and hairy Old World herbs |
| Broader | plant family | A family of plants |
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| Spanish | boragináceas |
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| Catalan | Boraginaceae, boraginàcia, boraginàcies |
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