: 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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Key Ingredients: Hazelnut, argan, camellia, borage, Tsubaki, macadamia, and sweet almond oils; Vitamin E
Size: 3.4 fl oz.
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
Ingredients used in their works of art include black sesame seeds, turmeric, saffron, borage flowers, sun flowers, eucalyptus leaves, indigo pigment, sea water and more.
—Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Nasturtium, calendula, viola, borage, and pansies are beautiful and edible.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2024
But the property remained a working farm, with hundreds of acres planted in borage and rapeseed.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
Ingredients used in their works of art include black sesame seeds, turmeric, saffron, borage flowers, sun flowers, eucalyptus leaves, indigo pigment, sea water and more.
—Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Nasturtium, calendula, viola, borage, and pansies are beautiful and edible.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2024
But the property remained a working farm, with hundreds of acres planted in borage and rapeseed.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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“Borage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borage. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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