bor|age

bor|age
bor|age «BUR ihj, BR-, BOR-», noun.
1. a plant, native to southern Europe, having bright blue or purplish flowers and hairy stems and leaves. It is used in salads, in flavoring beverages, and in medicine.
2. any one of various related or similar plants.
╂[< Anglo-French burage, learned borrowing from Medieval Latin burrago < Late Latin burra coarse wool (because of its hairy foliage)]

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