starflower

English

Trientalis borealis, a starflower.

Etymology

From star +‎ flower.

Noun

starflower (plural starflowers)

1. Borage (Borago officinalis), an annual herb, and its product, starflower oil (family Boraginaceae).
2. Calytrix, a shrub native to Australia (family Myrtaceae).
3. Erinus alpinus, an alpine plant (family Plantaginaceae).
4. Grewia occidentalis (crossberry or lavender star flower, family Malvaceae).
5. Ipheion, a genus of small bulbous perennials (family Amaryllidaceae).
6. Orbea variegata, a succulent from South Africa (family Apocynaceae).
7. Ornithogalum, a genus of perennial bulbous plants (family Asparagaceae), including:
   1. Ornithogalum arabicum (star-of-Bethlehem)
   2. Ornithogalum dubium (sun star or orange star)
   3. Ornithogalum narbonense (pyramidal star-of-Bethlehem)
   4. Ornithogalum nutans (drooping star-of-Bethlehem)
   5. Ornithogalum pyrenaicum (Bath asparagus, Prussian asparagus, spiked star-of-Bethlehem).
   6. Ornithogalum umbellatum (common star-of-Bethlehem).
8. Any of several annual herbs, of the genus Trientalis (sometimes Lysimachia, having white star-shaped leaves (family Primulaceae))
   1. Trientalis borealis, northern starflower
   2. Trientalis europaea, European starflower or Arctic starflower
   3. Trientalis latifolia, Pacific starflower.

References

• starflower on Wikipedia.Wikipedia