English noun: borage | |||
1. | borage (plant) hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach | ||
Synonyms | Borago officinalis, tailwort | ||
Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant | ||
Part holonym | borage | ||
Member meronym | Borago, genus Borago | ||
2. | borage (food) an herb whose leaves are used to flavor sauces and punches; young leaves can be eaten in salads or cooked | ||
Broader (hypernym) | herb | ||
Part meronym | borage, Borago officinalis, tailwort | ||