starflower

English
Trientalis borealis, a starflower.

Etymology

star +‎ flower

Noun

starflower (plural starflowers)

  1. Borage (Borago officinalis), an annual herb, and its product, starflower oil (family Boraginaceae).
  2. Calytrix, a shrub native to Australia (family Myrtaceae).
  3. Erinus alpinus, an alpine plant (family Plantaginaceae).
  4. Grewia occidentalis (crossberry or lavender star flower, family Malvaceae).
  5. Ipheion, a genus of small bulbous perennials (family Amaryllidaceae).
  6. Orbea variegata, a succulent from South Africa (family Apocynaceae).
  7. Ornithogalum, a genus of perennial bulbous plants (family Asparagaceae), including:
    1. Ornithogalum arabicum (star-of-Bethlehem)
    2. Ornithogalum dubium (sun star or orange star)
    3. Ornithogalum narbonense (pyramidal star-of-Bethlehem)
    4. Ornithogalum nutans (drooping star-of-Bethlehem)
    5. Ornithogalum pyrenaicum (Bath asparagus, Prussian asparagus,spiked star-of-Bethlehem).
    6. Ornithogalum umbellatum (common star-of-Bethlehem).
  8. Any of several annual herbs, of the genus Trientalis (sometimes Lysimachia, having white star-shaped leaves (family Primulaceae)
    1. Trientalis borealis, northern starflower
    2. Trientalis europaea, European starflower or Arctic starflower
    3. Trientalis latifolia, Pacific starflower.

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