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starflower en · NOUN

Etymology

From star + flower.

Meanings

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: ▸ Ornithogalum arabicum (star-of-Bethlehem)
8. Ornithogalum, a genus of perennial bulbous plants (family Asparagaceae), including: ▸ Ornithogalum dubium (sun star or orange star)
9. Ornithogalum, a genus of perennial bulbous plants (family Asparagaceae), including: ▸ Ornithogalum narbonense (pyramidal star-of-Bethlehem)
10. Ornithogalum, a genus of perennial bulbous plants (family Asparagaceae), including: ▸ Ornithogalum nutans (drooping star-of-Bethlehem)
11. Ornithogalum, a genus of perennial bulbous plants (family Asparagaceae), including: ▸ Ornithogalum pyrenaicum (Bath asparagus, Prussian asparagus, spiked star-of-Bethlehem).
12. Ornithogalum, a genus of perennial bulbous plants (family Asparagaceae), including: ▸ Ornithogalum umbellatum (common star-of-Bethlehem).
13. Any of several annual herbs, of the genus Trientalis (sometimes Lysimachia, having white star-shaped leaves (family Primulaceae)) ▸ Trientalis borealis, northern starflower
14. Any of several annual herbs, of the genus Trientalis (sometimes Lysimachia, having white star-shaped leaves (family Primulaceae)) ▸ Trientalis europaea, European starflower or Arctic starflower
15. Any of several annual herbs, of the genus Trientalis (sometimes Lysimachia, having white star-shaped leaves (family Primulaceae)) ▸ Trientalis latifolia, Pacific starflower.

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