Borage

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Borage \Bor"age\, n. [OE. borage (cf. F. bourrache, It.
     borraggine, borrace, LL. borago, borrago, LGr. ?), 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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  borage
       n 1: hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal
            medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like
            spinach [syn: {tailwort}, {Borago officinalis}]
       2: leaves flavor sauces and punches; young leaves eaten in
          salads or cooked