borage

(bʉrij, bôr-)

noun

any of a genus (Borago) of plants of the borage family, esp. an annual (B. officinalis) with brilliant blue flowers and hairy leaves used as an herb in salads, drinks, etc.

Origin: ME < OFr bourage < ML borrago, burrago; said to be < Ar ab ʼarak, “father of sweat,” from diaphoretic use of the plant

adjective

designating a family (Boraginaceae, order Lamiales) of dicotyledonous plants, including, Virginia cowslip, heliotrope, and forget-me-not

See borage in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
An annual, bristly European herb (Borago officinalis) having blue or purplish star-shaped flowers.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French bourage

Origin: , from Medieval Latin borāgō

Origin: , probably from Arabic bū‘araq

Origin: , from ’abū ‘araq, source of sweat (from its use as a sudorific)

Origin: : ’ab, father, source; see אb in Semitic roots

Origin: + ‘araq, sweat; see עrq in Semitic roots

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