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Borage
(gcide) | 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.
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borage
(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: borage, tailwort, {Borago
officinalis}]
2: an herb whose leaves are used to flavor sauces and punches;
young leaves can be eaten in salads or cooked |
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country borage
(encz) | country borage, n: |
harborage
(encz) | harborage, n: |
Borage
(gcide) | 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.
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Boragewort
(gcide) | Boragewort \Bor"age*wort`\, n.
Plant of the Borage family.
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Harborage
(gcide) | Harborage \Har"bor*age\ (-[asl]j), n.
Shelter; entertainment.[R.]
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Where can I get me harborage for the night? --Tennyson.
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borage family
(wn) | borage family
n 1: a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by
circinate flowers and nutlike fruit [syn: Boraginaceae,
family Boraginaceae, borage family] |
country borage
(wn) | country borage
n 1: an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South
Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus [syn:
country borage, Coleus aromaticus, Coleus amboinicus,
Plectranthus amboinicus] |
harborage
(wn) | harborage
n 1: (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship) [syn:
harborage, harbourage] |
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