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boraginaceous

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bo⋅rag⋅i⋅na⋅ceous

  [buh-raj-uh-ney-shuhs, baw-, boh-]
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–adjective
belonging to the plant family Boraginaceae.
Compare borage family.

Origin:
< NL Boraginace(ae) family name (Boragin-, s. of Borago genus name; see borage + -aceae -aceae ) + -ous
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