borage
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English borage, borrowed from Old French borage (compare French bourrache), from Medieval Latin borrago, either from Latin borra (“short wool, rough hair”) or Arabic أَبُو العَرَق (ʔabū l-ʕaraq, literally “father of sweat”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒɹɪdʒ
Noun edit
borage (usually uncountable, plural borages)
- Borago officinalis, a Mediterranean plant with rough, cucumber-flavored leaves and stems, used in salads and cooked.
Synonyms edit
- (Borago officinalis): beebread, beeplant, starflower, talewort
Translations edit
Borago officinalis
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Further reading edit
- borage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Borago officinalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies