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borage definition

bor·age (bʉr′ij, 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.

Etymology: 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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