borage

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English borage, borrowed from Old French borage (compare French bourrache), from Medieval Latin borrago, either from Latin borra (“short wool, rough hair”) or Arabic أَبُو العَرَق (ʔabū l-ʕaraq, literally “father of sweat”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ Rhymes: -ɒɹɪdʒ === Noun === borage (usually uncountable, plural borages) Borago officinalis, a Mediterranean plant with rough, cucumber-flavored leaves and stems, used in salads and cooked. ==== Synonyms ==== (Borago officinalis): beebread, beeplant, starflower, talewort ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === borage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Borago officinalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === Anagrams === Abrego, agbero, gerboa