HyperDic: borage

English > 2 senses of the word borage:
NOUNplantborage, tailwort, Borago officinalishairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach
foodboragean herb whose leaves are used to flavor sauces and punches
English > borage: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaninghairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach.
Synonymstailwort, Borago officinalis
Member ofBorago, genus Boragoperennial herbs of the Mediterranean region
PartsborageAn herb whose leaves are used to flavor sauces and punches
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishborago officinalis, borraja, tailwort
Catalanborago officinalis, Borago officinalis, borratja, tailwort
English > borage: 2 senses > noun 2, food
MeaningAn herb whose leaves are used to flavor sauces and punches; young leaves can be eaten in salads or cooked.
Part ofborage, tailwort, Borago officinalishairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach
Broaderherbaromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
Spanishborraja
Catalanborratja

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