borage

American  

[bawr-ij, bor-, bur-] / ˈbɔr ɪdʒ, ˈbɒr-, ˈbɜr- /

noun

• borages
  plural

1. a plant, Borago officinalis, native to southern Europe, having hairy leaves and stems, used medicinally and in salads.

2. any of various allied or similar plants.

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borage British  

/ ˈbʌrɪdʒ, ˈbɒrɪdʒ /

noun

1. 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

2. any of several related plants

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• borages
  plural

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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borage

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

Try planting basil alongside marigolds to deter pests, borage to attract more beneficial bees, chamomile chives or oregano to enhance aromatics, and tomatoes to increase their yields as well as flavor.

From Salon ● May 18, 2022

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

Syrup made of flowers of borage "comforteth the heart, purgeth the melancholy, and quieteth the phrenticke or lunaticke person."

From Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles by Daniel Hack Tuke