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• comfrey — noun (plural comfreys) Etymology: Middle English cumfirie, from Anglo French cunfirie, from Latin conferva a water plant, from confervēre to grow together (of bones), from com + fervēre to boil more at barm Date: 13th century 1. any of a genus… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• List of Canadian plants by genus C — Below is a list of Canadian plants by genus. Due to the vastness of Canada s biodiversity, this page is divided.Many of the plants seen in Canada are introduced, either intentionally or accidentally. N indicated native and X indicated exotic.… …   Wikipedia

• Symphytum officinale — This article is about the species. For the use of comfrey in gardening and herbal medicine, see Comfrey. Symphytum officinale Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• comfrey — /kum free/, n., pl. comfreys. 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… …   Universalium

• comfrey — [ kʌmfri] noun (plural comfreys) a plant with large hairy leaves and clusters of purplish or white bell shaped flowers. [Symphytum officinale and related species.] Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. cumfirie, based on L. conferva, from confervere… …   English new terms dictionary

• comfrey — /ˈkʌmfri / (say kumfree) noun (plural comfreys) any plant of the genus Symphytum, of Europe and Asia, as S. officinale, formerly used as a vulnerary. {Middle English cumfirie, from Medieval Latin cumfiria, apparently variant of Latin conferva} …  

• comfrey — ► NOUN (pl. comfreys) ▪ a plant with large hairy leaves and clusters of purplish or white bell shaped flowers. ORIGIN Old French cumfirie, from Latin confervere heal (referring to the plant s medicinal use) …   English terms dictionary

• comfrey — [kum′frē] n. pl. comfreys [ME & OFr confirie < VL * confervia, comfrey, for L conferva, a water plant < confervere, to heal, grow together, orig., to seethe, boil together < com , with + fervere, to boil (see FERVENT): from use in… …   English World dictionary