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BORAGO
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region
Synonyms:
Borago; genus Borago
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Borago" is a kind of...):
plant genus (a genus of plants)
Meronyms (members of "Borago"):
borage; Borago officinalis; tailwort (hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach)
Holonyms ("Borago" is a member of...):
borage family; Boraginaceae; family Boraginaceae (a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit)