BORAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does borage mean? 

• BORAGE (noun)
  The noun BORAGE has 2 senses:

1. hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach

2. an herb whose leaves are used to flavor sauces and punches; young leaves can be eaten in salads or cooked

  Familiarity information: BORAGE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BORAGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

borage; Borago officinalis; tailwort

Hypernyms ("borage" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "borage"):

borage (an herb whose leaves are used to flavor sauces and punches; young leaves can be eaten in salads or cooked)

Holonyms ("borage" is a member of...):

Borago; genus Borago (perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An herb whose leaves are used to flavor sauces and punches; young leaves can be eaten in salads or cooked

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("borage" is a kind of...):

herb (aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities)

Holonyms ("borage" is a part of...):

borage; Borago officinalis; tailwort (hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach)

 Context examples 

Borage oil has anti-inflammatory properties and is used in skincare preparations.

(Borage Oil, NCI Thesaurus)