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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [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
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