1. Hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach
   "borage was once a common ingredient in traditional folk remedies";
   - tailwort, Borago officinalis
    
2. An herb whose leaves are used to flavour sauces and punches; young leaves can be eaten in salads or cooked
   "We added borage flowers to our summer punch for a subtle cucumber flavour"

Derived forms: borages

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: Borago, genus Borago

Encyclopedia: Borage