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Webster 1913 Edition
Borage
Bor′age
,Noun.
[OE.
borage
(cf. F. bourrache
, It. borraggine
, borrace
, LL. borago
, borrago
, LGr. [GREEK]
), fr. LL. borra
, F. bourre
, hair of beasts, flock; so called from its hairy leaves.] (Bot.)
A mucilaginous plant of the genus Borago (B. officinalis), which is used, esp. in France, as a demulcent and diaphoretic.
Webster 1828 Edition
Borage
BORAGE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
borage
borage
English
Borago officinalis
Noun
borage (usually uncountable, plural borages)
- Borago officinalis, a Mediterranean plant with rough, cucumber-flavored leaves, used in salads.
Translations
Borago officinalis
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