comfrey

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
18
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈkʌm.fɹi/

Definition of comfrey

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)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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Etymology

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.

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