borage

English Thesaurus

1. an herb whose leaves are used to flavor sauces and punches; young leaves can be eaten in salads or cooked (noun.food)

hypernym	:	herb,
definition	:	aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities (noun.food)

part meronym	:	borage, borago officinalis, tailwort,
definition	:	hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach (noun.plant)

2. hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	herb, herbaceous plant,
definition	:	a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests (noun.plant)

part holonym	:	borage,
definition	:	an herb whose leaves are used to flavor sauces and punches; young leaves can be eaten in salads or cooked (noun.food)

member meronym	:	borago, genus borago,
definition	:	perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region (noun.plant)