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