boracous (borak us), kus)

[ borrace, borrace, bor rana, go ( boragin- ), MGr. πουρά κιον, borage, prob. cf. borachio, burrel, etc. The historical pron., indicated by the spelling bur rage, rimes Flowering branch of Borage ( Borago offici nalis ). (From Le Maout and Decaisne's "Traité général de Botanique.") with courage; the present spelling borage is in imitation of the ML. and NL. bora go.] bora go.] A European plant, Borago officinal is, the principal principal representative of the genus, occasionally cultivated for its blue flowers. It is sometimes used as a salad, occasionally in medicine in acute fevers, etc., and also in mak claret-cup, cool-tankard, etc. If you have no bottle-ale, command some claret wine and bourrage . Marston, What You Will, iv. 1.