What does "starflower" mean?

Borage (Borago officinalis), an annual herb, and its product, starflower oil (family Boraginaceae).

What is a synonym for "starflower"?

Common synonyms include: borage, borage, ornithogalum umbellatum, sleepy dick, summer snowflake.

Starflower

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Noun

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Borage (Borago officinalis), an annual herb, and its product, starflower oil (family Boraginaceae).
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common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes; naturalized in the eastern United States wordnet
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Calytrix, a shrub native to Australia (family Myrtaceae).
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Erinus alpinus, an alpine plant (family Plantaginaceae).
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Grewia occidentalis (crossberry or lavender star flower, family Malvaceae).

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Ipheion, a genus of small bulbous perennials (family Amaryllidaceae).
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Orbea variegata, a succulent from South Africa (family Apocynaceae).
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Ornithogalum, a genus of perennial bulbous plants (family Asparagaceae), including:; Ornithogalum arabicum (star-of-Bethlehem)
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Ornithogalum, a genus of perennial bulbous plants (family Asparagaceae), including:; Ornithogalum dubium (sun star or orange star)
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Ornithogalum, a genus of perennial bulbous plants (family Asparagaceae), including:; Ornithogalum narbonense (pyramidal star-of-Bethlehem)
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Ornithogalum, a genus of perennial bulbous plants (family Asparagaceae), including:; Ornithogalum nutans (drooping star-of-Bethlehem)
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Ornithogalum, a genus of perennial bulbous plants (family Asparagaceae), including:; Ornithogalum pyrenaicum (Bath asparagus, Prussian asparagus, spiked star-of-Bethlehem).
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Ornithogalum, a genus of perennial bulbous plants (family Asparagaceae), including:; Ornithogalum umbellatum (common star-of-Bethlehem).
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Any of several annual herbs, of the genus Trientalis (sometimes Lysimachia, having white star-shaped leaves (family Primulaceae)); Trientalis borealis, northern starflower
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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
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Any of several annual herbs, of the genus Trientalis (sometimes Lysimachia, having white star-shaped leaves (family Primulaceae)); Trientalis latifolia, Pacific starflower.