comfrey

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Definitions of comfrey word

uncountable noun comfrey Comfrey is a herb that is used to make drinks and medicines. 3
noun comfrey any hairy Eurasian boraginaceous plant of the genus Symphytum, having blue, purplish-pink, or white flowers 3
noun comfrey any of a genus (Symphytum) of European plants of the borage family, with rough, hairy leaves and small blue, purplish, or yellow flowers, sometimes used for forage or ornament 3
noun plural comfrey any coarse Eurasian plant belonging to the genus Symphytum, of the borage family, as the widely cultivated S. officinale, having hairy, lance-shaped leaves and drooping clusters of small, white, rose-colored, or purplish flowers. 1
noun comfrey A Eurasian plant of the borage family, with large hairy leaves and clusters of purplish or white bell-shaped flowers. 1
noun comfrey Any of several species of perennial herbs of the genus Symphytum, often specifically Symphytum officinale. 0

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; Middle English cumfirie, conferye < Anglo-French cumfirie, Old French confire < Medieval Latin *confervia for Latin conferva conferva

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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