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Definition of Borago
1. Noun. Perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region.
Generic synonyms: Plant Genus
Group relationships: Borage Family, Boraginaceae, Family Boraginaceae
Member holonyms: Borage, Borago Officinalis, Tailwort
Lexicographical Neighbors of Borago
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 ..."