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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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of borage1
1250–1300; Middle English burage < Anglo-French borage, bo ( u )- rache, Middle French bourage < Vulgar Latin *burrāgō ( Late Latin burra hair stuffing + -gō noun suffix)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of borage1
C13: from Old French bourage , perhaps from Arabic abū `āraq literally: father of sweat, from its use as a diaphoretic
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Example Sentences
The view exhibited by those plants which have down, such as borage, nettles, &c. is exceedingly curious.
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Garden rue and the short bristles of the borage are irritating.
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Borage, wine, water, lemon and sugar make an English drink called Cool Tankard.
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Syrup made of flowers of borage "comforteth the heart, purgeth the melancholy, and quieteth the phrenticke or lunaticke person."
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Up to this time the ground is kept open and clean by cultivation; afterwards the borage will usually have possession.
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