borage
noun /ˈbɒrɪdʒ/
/ˈbɔːrɪdʒ/
[uncountable]- a Mediterranean plant with blue flowers that are like stars in shape, and leaves covered with small hairs. Borage leaves are eaten raw as a salad vegetable.Topics Foodc2Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French bourrache, from medieval Latin borrago, perhaps from Arabic 'abū ḥurāš ‘father of roughness’ (referring to the leaves).