borage
noun
bor·age
| \ ˈbȯr-ij
, ˈbär-\
, ˈbär-\
Definition of borage
: a hardy, annual, prickly, European herb (Borago officinalis of the family Boraginaceae, the borage family) with star-shaped blue flowers that is widely naturalized as a weed and has leaves used as remedies in herbal medicine and also as food especially in salads or cooked as a vegetable
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Garnish with dried borage and safflower blossoms and serve. — ExpressNews.com, "Recipe: Shaved Squash Salad with Borage Vinaigrette," 19 June 2019 Beds of dill, borage, tarragon, shiso and chives, a pool house doubling as an orchid hothouse and ferns fill the spaces between. — Quanta Magazine, "Victoria Meadows’ Earthly Visions of Alien Life," 16 June 2019 A month later the same omelet—a barely puffy marigold duvet showered with tiny leaves of baby celery, cilantro, borage flowers, and frizzled leeks—arrived with an entire soft-shelled crab astride. — Tamar Adler, Vogue, "Why Pastured Eggs Are the Perfect Food," 13 Sep. 2018 Seedsheet sells easy-to-grow cocktail garden sheets seeded with Thai basil, cutting celery, pea shoots, purple basil, lemon balm, tulsi (a type of basil), borage and bronze fennel greens; the website includes recipes featuring each. — Anne Brockhoff, kansascity, "Is your cocktail in season? Bartenders letting gardens dictate what's in your glass," 24 Apr. 2018 Seedsheet sells easy-to-grow cocktail garden sheets seeded with Thai basil, cutting celery, pea shoots, purple basil, lemon balm, tulsi (a type of basil), borage and bronze fennel greens; the website includes recipes featuring each. — Anne Brockhoff, kansascity, "Is your cocktail in season? Bartenders letting gardens dictate what's in your glass," 24 Apr. 2018 Plant some Mexican sour gherkin cucumbers or blue borage. — Anne Brockhoff, kansascity, "Is your cocktail in season? Bartenders letting gardens dictate what's in your glass," 24 Apr. 2018 Plant some Mexican sour gherkin cucumbers or blue borage. — Anne Brockhoff, kansascity, "Is your cocktail in season? Bartenders letting gardens dictate what's in your glass," 24 Apr. 2018 Plant some Mexican sour gherkin cucumbers or blue borage. — Anne Brockhoff, kansascity, "Is your cocktail in season? Bartenders letting gardens dictate what's in your glass," 24 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'borage.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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borage
noun
English Language Learners Definition of borage
: a type of European plant that has blue flowers and hairy leaves
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