a Mediterranean plant with blue flowers that are like stars in shape, and leaves covered with small hairs. Borage leaves are eaten raw as a salad vegetable. 玻璃苣（地中海植物，开星形蓝花，叶子多绒毛，可作色拉菜生食） Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French bourrache, from medieval Latin borrago, perhaps from Arabic 'abū ḥurāš ‘father of roughness’ (referring to the leaves).