starflower

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Synonyms: star flower, strawflower, safflower, shadflower, swanflower, starflowers, star power, sea flower

Antonyms: star flower, strawflower, safflower, shadflower, swanflower, starflowers, star power, sea flower

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Noun

1. [[borage|Borage]] ({{taxfmt|Borago officinalis|species}}), an annual herb, and its product, [[starflower oil]] (family {{taxfmt|Boraginaceae|family}}).
2. {{taxfmt|Calytrix|genus}}, a shrub native to Australia (family {{taxfmt|Myrtaceae|family}}).
3. {{taxlink|Erinus alpinus|species}}, an alpine plant (family {{taxfmt|Plantaginaceae|family}}).
4. {{taxlink|Grewia occidentalis|species}} ({{vern|crossberry}} or {{vern|lavender star flower}}, family [[Malvaceae]]).
5. {{taxlink|Ipheion|genus}}, a genus of small bulbous perennials (family {{taxfmt|Amaryllidaceae|family}}).
6. {{taxlink|Orbea variegata|species}}, a succulent from South Africa (family {{taxfmt|Apocynaceae|family}}).
7. {{taxfmt|Ornithogalum|genus}}, a genus of perennial bulbous plants (family [[Asparagaceae]]), including:
8. Any of several annual [[herb]]s, of the genus {{taxfmt|Trientalis|genus}} (sometimes {{taxfmt|Lysimachia|genus}}, having white star-shaped leaves (family {{taxfmt|Primulaceae|family}}))

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