Borago

noun

Bo·​ra·​go

bəˈrā(ˌ)gō,

-rä-

: a small genus of perennial herbs (family Boraginaceae) that are natives of the Mediterranean region and distinguished by a rotate corolla and large scar at the base of the nutlet

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Medieval Latin borago, borrago borage, probably from (assumed) Vulgar Latin burrago

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