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borage
[ bawr-ij, bor-, bur- ]
noun
- a plant, Borago officinalis, native to southern Europe, having hairy leaves and stems, used medicinally and in salads. Compare borage family.
- any of various allied or similar plants.
borage
/ ˈbʌrɪdʒ; ˈbɒrɪdʒ /
noun
- a European boraginaceous plant, Borago officinalis , with star-shaped blue flowers. The young leaves have a cucumber-like flavour and are sometimes used in salads or as seasoning
- any of several related plants
Word History and Origins
Origin of borage1
Word History and Origins
Origin of borage1
Example Sentences
Green alkanet can look similar to the untrained eye, but its flowers are purple with rounded petals and have thicker stems than borage.
The view exhibited by those plants which have down, such as borage, nettles, &c. is exceedingly curious.
Garden rue and the short bristles of the borage are irritating.
Borage, wine, water, lemon and sugar make an English drink called Cool Tankard.
Syrup made of flowers of borage "comforteth the heart, purgeth the melancholy, and quieteth the phrenticke or lunaticke person."
Up to this time the ground is kept open and clean by cultivation; afterwards the borage will usually have possession.
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