[bawr-ij, bor-, bur-] 
| 1. | a plant, Borago officinalis, native to southern Europe, having hairy leaves and stems, used medicinally and in salads. Compare borage family. |
| 2. | any of various allied or similar plants. |
| bor·age (bôr'ĭj, bŏr'-) n. An annual, bristly European herb (Borago officinalis) having blue or purplish star-shaped flowers. [Middle English, from Old French bourage, from Medieval Latin borāgō, probably from Arabic bū'araq, from 'abū 'araq, source of sweat (from its use as a sudorific) : 'ab, father, source; see  b in Semitic roots + 'araq, sweat; see ʕrq in Semitic roots.] |