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Borage : (noun)
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
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Borage : Borage: An herb, also known as the starflower, that has long been used for medicinal purposes. Borage is rich in fatty acid .
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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