borage
n . 琉璃苣
琉璃苣
borage n 1 :
hairy blue -
flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach [
synonym : {
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 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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
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