: a hardy, annual, prickly, European herb (Borago officinalis of the family Boraginaceae, the borage family) with star-shaped blue flowers that is widely naturalized as a weed and has leaves used as remedies in herbal medicine and also as food especially in salads or cooked as a vegetable
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And for many guests, the pasta — which is filled with a mixture of ground veal, pork and rabbit, Parmigiano-Reggiano, rosemary and borage — is, in itself, a multicourse meal.
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Laura May Todd Enea Arienti, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Similar to another best-seller, the Earth Mama Belly Butter, this nourishing oil is chock-full of organic ingredients like jojoba seed oil, borage seed oil, and calendula flower extract.
—Brigitt Earley, Allure, 28 Feb. 2024
This cocktail kit features a recycled egg carton filled with seeds for herbs to enhance your favorite cocktails: thyme, lavender, Thai basil, mint, lemon balm, and blue borage.
—Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2023
Some flowers that are considered edible include alliums, nasturtiums, marigolds, pansies, borage, chamomile, and squash blossoms.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
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Laura May Todd Enea Arienti, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Similar to another best-seller, the Earth Mama Belly Butter, this nourishing oil is chock-full of organic ingredients like jojoba seed oil, borage seed oil, and calendula flower extract.
—Brigitt Earley, Allure, 28 Feb. 2024
This cocktail kit features a recycled egg carton filled with seeds for herbs to enhance your favorite cocktails: thyme, lavender, Thai basil, mint, lemon balm, and blue borage.
—Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2023
Some flowers that are considered edible include alliums, nasturtiums, marigolds, pansies, borage, chamomile, and squash blossoms.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Borage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borage. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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