- starflower
- noun Date: 1629 any of several plants having star-shaped pentamerous flowers; especially any of a genus (Trientalis, especially T. borealis) of perennial herbs of the primrose family
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Starflower — may refer to:;Plants * Borage ( Borago officinalis ) An annual herb from Syria, naturalized in much of Europe, North Africa, and Iran * Calytrix , a shrub of the myrtle family, native to Australia * Trientalis , shrubs of the primrose family… … Wikipedia
starflower — [stär′flou΄ər] n. 1. any of a genus (Trientalis) of small woodland plants of the primrose family, with white or pink, five petaled, star shaped flowers 2. any of various other plants with star shaped flowers, as the star of Bethlehem … English World dictionary
starflower — /stahr flow euhr/, n. any of several plants having starlike flowers, as the star of Bethlehem or a plant belonging to the genus Trientalis of the primrose family. [1620 30; STAR + FLOWER] * * * … Universalium
starflower — noun Any of several annual herbs, of the genus Trientalis, having white star shaped leaves … Wiktionary
starflower — star•flow•er [[t]ˈstɑrˌflaʊ ər[/t]] n. pln any of several plants having starlike flowers, as the star of Bethlehem or any plant belonging to the genus Trientalis of the primrose family • Etymology: 1620–30 … From formal English to slang
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Trientalis borealis — ID 85366 Symbol Key TRBO2 Common Name starflower Family Primulaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, CT, DC, DE, GA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR … USDA Plant Characteristics
List of garden plants — This is a partial list of garden plants, plants that can be cultivated in the garden, listed alphabetically by genus.See also: * List of plants by common name NOTOC A * Abelia * Abeliophyllum (white forsythia) * Abelmoschus (okra) * Abies (fir) * … Wikipedia
Karner Blue — Taxobox name = Karner Blue image width = 240px status = G2 status system = TNC regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Lycaenidae genus = Lycaeides species = L. melissa subspecies = L. m. samuelis… … Wikipedia
