Definition of Borago

1. Noun. Perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region.

Exact synonyms: Genus Borago
Generic synonyms: Plant Genus
Group relationships: Borage Family, Boraginaceae, Family Boraginaceae
Member holonyms: Borage, Borago Officinalis, Tailwort

Lexicographical Neighbors of Borago

Boomers
Boon Lay
Boone
Boontling
Boophilus
Boophilus annulatus
Boophilus decoloratus
Boophilus microplus
Boot Hill
Booter
Booters
Bootnik
Bootniks
Boott's goldenrod
Boraginaceae
Borago (current term)
Borago officinalis
Borazon
Borda count
Borda counts
Bordeau theory
Bordeaux
Bordeaux mixture
Bordeaux wine
Border Collie
Border collie
Border terrier
Bordet-Gengou bacillus

Literary usage of Borago

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed by John Sims (1816)
"But Borago indica, the species described by GARTNER, ... This plant differs from every other species of Borago with which we are acquainted, ..."

2. Weeds and wild flowers: their uses, legends, and literature by Caroline Catharine Wilkinson (1858)
"EGO borago gaudia semper ago," or, according to the old English version, " I, Borage, Always bring courage," is the boastful assurance with which the pretty ..."

3. The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilization in the Vegetable Kingdom, by Charles Darwin (1889)
"... advantages of a cross during two generations—Lobelia fulgens—Nemophila insignis, great advantages of a cross—Borago officinalis—Nolana prostrata. XIII. ..."

4. Caroli Linnaei equitis aur. de Stella polari, archiatri regii, med. & botan by Carl von Linné (1762)
"Borago. i. BOR AGO foliis omnibus alternis, ... latifolium, Borago. Baub. fiv. 046. i. Borago foliis ..."

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