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boraginaceous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bor-ag-i-na-ceous
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many other pestiferous plants.

Etymology

Boraginaceae + -ous

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more boraginaceous (comparative) most boraginaceous (superlative)

Questions

What does boraginaceous mean?
Of, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many other pestiferous plants.
Where does boraginaceous come from?
Boraginaceae + -ous

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