borage
Americannoun
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a plant, Borago officinalis, native to southern Europe, having hairy leaves and stems, used medicinally and in salads.
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any of various allied or similar plants.
noun
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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
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any of several related plants
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of borage
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)
Example Sentences
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Baby borage is smoother and easy to eat as a raw salad green.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2024
He said herbs with bigger leaves generally do better in lower-light conditions so he recommends things such as basil, mint and Italian flat-leaf parsley, borage and comfrey.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
Residence halls sit in groves of acacia and borage.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 20, 2020
Onal-Urel doesn’t have the luxury to tinker obsessively with her food, like those tweezer chefs with the Michelin stars and the borage blossoms strategically placed on their plates, like diamonds set in a ring.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2019
Rye, clover, buckwheat, white lupins, rape, borage, and some others, have been largely employed abroad.
From Elements of Agricultural Chemistry by Anderson, Thomas
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