Boraginaceae

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Boraginaceae
       n : a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by
           circinate flowers and nutlike fruit [syn: {family
           Boraginaceae}, {borage family}]