comfrey
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comfrey
- /ˈkʌm.fɹi/
Where it comes from
From Middle English cumfiria, from Latin (herba) cōnfirma in Pseudo-Apuleius, also called cōnsolida, cōnserva, cōnferva, from conferveo (“to boil together”); from the use of the plant in tea to aid in healing bones.
noun comfreys · comphrey · cumfrey
- Any of several species of perennial herbs of the genus Symphytum, often specifically common comfrey (Symphytum officinale). It thrives on compost and natural fertilizers brewed from comfrey or seaweed and uses only rain, natural groundwater or wastewater purified through a system of reed beds.
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noun perennial herb
| Español | consuelda |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | コンフリー konfurii, 鰭玻璃草 hirehari-sou |
| Português | consolda, consólida, confrei |
| Français | consoude |
| Deutsch | Beinwell |
| Italiano | consolida |
| Ελληνικά | σύμφυτο sýmfyto, στεκούλι stekoúli |
| Română | tătăneasă |
| Русский | око́пник okópnik, костоло́мка kostolómka |
| العربية | سِنْفِيتُون sinfītūn |
| עברית | סינפיטון sinfitón |
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