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Definition of Comfrey
1. Noun. Perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Symphytum, Symphytum
Specialized synonyms: Boneset, Common Comfrey, Symphytum Officinale
2. Noun. Leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked.
Generic synonyms: Herb
Group relationships: Boneset, Common Comfrey, Symphytum Officinale
Definition of Comfrey
1. n. A rough, hairy, perennial plant of several species, of the genus Symphytum.
Definition of Comfrey
1. Noun. Any of several species of perennial herbs of the genus ''Symphytum'', often specifically ''Symphytum officinale''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Comfrey
1. a coarse herb [n -FREYS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Comfrey
Literary usage of Comfrey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and by Philip Miller (1754)
"С. В. Р. The greater female comfrey, with a white or pale-yellow Flower. 3. ...
comfrey, with a narrow Leaf, and a blue Flower. 14. ..."
2. Leechdoms, Wortcunning, and Starcraft of Early England by Thomas Oswald Cockayne, Oswald Cockayne, Dioscorides Pedanius, Sextus Papyriensis Placitus (1864)
"This wort, which is called confirma (comfrey), and other name ... Symphytum officinale.
b The drawing in MS. V, fol. 34 d, has comfrey leaves and no ..."
3. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1735)
"SYMPHYTUM j comfrey. The Species are ; i. ... С. В. Р. The greater Male comfrey,
with a purple Flower. ..."
4. Familiar Wild Flowers by Frederick Edward Hulme (1878)
"The comfrey is the Symphytum officinale of botanical science. The first, or
generic, name is derived from the Greek verb to unite, from the supposed ..."
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