borage
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French borage (compare French bourrache), from Medieval Latin borrago, either from Latin borra (“short wool, rough hair”) or Arabic أَبُو مِن العَرَق (ʾabū min al-ʿaraq, literally “father of sweat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɒɹ.ɪdʒ/
Noun
borage (usually uncountable, plural borages)
- Borago officinalis, a Mediterranean plant with rough, cucumber-flavored leaves, used in salads.
Synonyms
- (Borago officinalis): beebread, beeplant, starflower, talewort
Translations
Borago officinalis
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