'Boraginaceae' definitions:
Definition of 'Boraginaceae'
(from WordNet)
noun
A widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit [syn: Boraginaceae, family Boraginaceae, borage family]
Definition of 'Boraginaceae'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]