comfrey

Definitions


[ˈkʌmfri], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a Eurasian plant of the borage family, which has large hairy leaves and clusters of purplish or white bell-shaped flowers


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Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French cumfirie, based on Latin conferva, from confervere ‘heal’ (literally ‘boil together’, referring to the plant's medicinal use)




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