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Definition of Cumfrey
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
Definition of Cumfrey
1. n. See Comfrey.
Definition of Cumfrey
1. Noun. (alternative form of comfrey) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cumfrey
Literary usage of Cumfrey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia of Household Economy by Emily Holt (1903)
"All that is, save the cumfrey and elecampane, whose virtue is in the root, so
they must be left where they grow until wanted. Pepper is another thing no ..."
2. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Thomas Humphry Ward (1921)
"... My tender kyne, my bullocks strong in fight, My garden whitened with the
cumfrey-plant, My flower-Saint-Mary* glinting with the light, My store of all ..."
3. Journal of the American Medical Association by American Medical Association (1890)
"You had infinitely better confine yourselves to catnip, cumfrey and elecampane
for the sake of your own ..."
4. The Poetical Works of Thomas Chatterton: With Notices of His Life, History by Thomas Chatterton (1842)
"En.] 4 Liberty of pasture given to the Parker. 5 Tender. 6 Cows. 1 Strong.
8 Garden. 9 Whitened. 10 ' cumfrey, ' a favourite dish at that time. 11 Marygold. ..."
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