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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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