Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Borage \Bor"age\, n. [OE. borage (cf. F. bourrache, It.
   borraggine, borrace, LL. borago, borrago, LGr. ?), fr. LL.
   borra, F. bourre, hair of beasts, flock; so called from its
   hairy leaves.] (Bot.)
   A mucilaginous plant of the genus Borago (B. officinalis),
   which is used, esp. in France, as a demulcent and
   diaphoretic.

Source : WordNet®

borage
     n 1: hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal
          medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like
          spinach [syn: {tailwort}, {Borago officinalis}]
     2: leaves flavor sauces and punches; young leaves eaten in
        salads or cooked