borage

A noun referring to a hairy, blue-flowered European annual herb, used in herbal medicine and as a culinary ingredient, with leaves that can be eaten raw in salads or cooked like spinach, and also used to flavor sauces and punches.

• 🌐نبات عشبي حولي أوروبي مُشعّر يُزرع لأزهاره الزرقاء وأوراقه، ويُستخدم في الطب النباتي والطهي؛ تؤكل أوراقه طازجة في السلطات أو تُطبخ كالسبانخ، وتُستعمل أيضاً لتطييب الصلصات والمشروبات.

1. Edible herb B2 formal culinary

   A hairy blue-flowered European annual herb used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach.

   • She added fresh borage leaves to the salad for a mild cucumber flavor.
   • Borage flowers are often used as a garnish in summer drinks.
   • The soup was seasoned with chopped borage leaves.

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   المرادفات: starflowertailwort

2. Flavoring herb B2 formal culinary

   An herb whose leaves are used to flavor sauces and punches; young leaves can be eaten in salads or cooked.

   • The chef used borage to give the sauce a subtle, refreshing taste.
   • Borage leaves are a traditional ingredient in some herbal punches.
   • You can cook young borage leaves like spinach for a nutritious side dish.

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   المرادفات: starflower

• borages plural form
• borages' possessive plural form
• borage's possessive singular form