boraginaceous

English

Etymology

Boraginaceae +‎ -ous

Adjective

boraginaceous (comparative more boraginaceous, superlative most boraginaceous)

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

References

• “boraginaceous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.