noun
- a hairy plant with blue or purple star-shaped flowers, native to the Mediterranean region and cultivated as an herb
Usage: also called starflower; commonly used in cooking and herbal medicine
Examples
- Borage flowers are edible and often used as a garnish in salads.
- The borage plant grows well in sunny gardens with well-drained soil.
- Borage oil is extracted from the seeds and used in dietary supplements.
- Medieval herbalists valued borage for its supposed medicinal properties.
- The delicate blue flowers of borage attract bees to the garden.