Definition of Comfrey. Meaning of Comfrey. Synonyms of Comfrey

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Definition of Comfrey

Comfrey
Comfrey Com"frey, n. [Prob. from F. conferve, L. conferva, fr. confervere to boil together, in medical language, to heal, grow together. So called on account of its healing power, for which reason it was also called consolida.] (Bot.) A rough, hairy, perennial plant of several species, of the genus Symphytum. Note: A decoction of the mucilaginous root of the ``common comfrey' (S. officinale) is used in cough mixtures, etc.; and the gigantic ``prickly comfrey' (S. asperrimum) is somewhat cultivated as a forage plant.

Meaning of Comfrey from wikipedia

- flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae, known by the common name comfrey (pronounced /ˈkʌmfri/). There are 59 recognized species. Some species and...
- is known as comfrey. To differentiate it from other members of the genus Symphytum, this species is known as common comfrey or true comfrey. Other English...
- Comfrey is a city in Brown and Cottonwood counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The po****tion was 382 at the 2010 census. The majority of the people...
- Symphytum in the family Boraginaceae. Common names include rough comfrey and prickly comfrey. It is the tallest Symphytum species. It is native to Asia, and...
- Russian comfrey or Quaker comfrey (Symphytum × uplandi****, syn. S. peregrinum auct.) is a common hybrid between Symphytum officinale and S. asperum. It...
- The 1998 Comfrey–St. Peter tornado outbreak was an unseasonably-strong tornado outbreak which affected the Upper Midwest region of the United States on...
- Symphytum bulbosum, common name bulbous comfrey, is a flowering plant of the genus Symphytum in the family Boraginaceae. Symphytum bulbosum can reach...
- Andersonglossum virginianum, known as southern wild comfrey, is a flowering plant in the borage family native to North America. It is also sometimes called...
- Symphytum tuberosum, the tuberous comfrey, is a species of Symphytum in the family Boraginaceae. Tuberous comfrey flowers from April to June, however...
- borage family (Boraginaceae). They are commonly called American comfreys, wild comfreys, or hound's tongues. Members of this genus were formerly placed...