Bōr'age, n.

noun

(bŭr'rej) (Synop., § 130), n. [L. & N. Lat. borago, borrago, Pr. borrage, Fr. bourrache, Sp. borraja, Pg. borragem, It. borragĭne, M. Gr. βοράκιον, Ger. boretsch, borretsch, from L. Lat., Pr., Sp., Pg., & It. borra, Fr. bourre, hair of beasts, flock; so called from its hairy leaves.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Borago (B. officinalis), formerly esteemed as a cordial. London.