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borage

Syllabification: (bor·age)
Pronunciation: /ˈbôrij, ˈbär-/

Definition of borage

noun

  • a herbaceous plant with bright blue flowers and hairy leaves, used medicinally and as a salad green.
    • Borago officinalis, family Boraginaceae (the borage family). This family includes many plants that typically have blue or purple flowers, including forget-me-not, comfrey, and bugloss

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French bourrache, from medieval Latin borrago, probably from Arabic

borage in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of borage in the British & World English dictionary