borage
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English
Etymology
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
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒɹɪdʒ
Noun
borage (usually uncountable, plural borages)
- Borago officinalis, a Mediterranean plant with rough, cucumber-flavored leaves and stems, used in salads and cooked.
Synonyms
- (Borago officinalis): beebread, beeplant, starflower, talewort
Derived terms
Translations
Borago officinalis
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Further reading
borage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Borago officinalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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- en:Borage family plants
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