borage

/ˈbɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/

borage noun: borago officinalis, a Mediterranean plant with rough, cucumber-flavored leaves and stems, used in salads and cooked.

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Noun

borage (usually uncountable, plural borages)

(usually) Borago officinalis, a Mediterranean plant with rough, cucumber-flavored leaves and stems, used in salads and cooked.

Synonyms:

beebread, beeplant, starflower, talewort

borage meaning in Arabic

borage in Arabic

Borago officinalis: حِمْحِم ḥimḥim

Synonyms of borage

Forms of borage

plural	borages

Origin of borage

From Middle English borage, borrowed from Old French borage (compare French bourrache), from Medieval Latin borrago, either from Latin borra (“short wool, rough hair”) or Arabic أَبُو العَرَق (ʔabū l-ʕaraq, literally “father of sweat”).

Words formed from borage

boragewort

Words that rhyme with borage

Questions about borage

What does borage mean?: Borage means borago officinalis, a Mediterranean plant with rough, cucumber-flavored leaves and stems, used in salads and cooked.
What is borage in Arabic?: Borage in Arabic is حِمْحِم (ḥimḥim). See Borage meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is borage?: Borage is a noun.
How do you pronounce borage?: Borage is pronounced /ˈbɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ (UK).
What is the plural of borage?: The plural of borage is borages.

Words near borage in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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