Found 2 items, similar to comfrey.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: comfrey
comfrey
n 1: perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing
groundcover for shaded areas [syn:
cumfrey]
2: leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or
cooked [syn:
healing herb]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Comfrey
Comfrey
\Com"frey\, n. [Prob. from F. conferve, L. conferva, fr.
confervere to boil together, in medical language, to heal,
grow together. So called on account of its healing power, for
which reason it was also called consolida.] (Bot.)
A rough, hairy, perennial plant of several species, of the
genus
Symphytum.
[1913 Webster]
Note: A decoction of the mucilaginous root of the
“common
comfrey” (
Symphytum officinale) is used in cough
mixtures, etc.; and the gigantic
“prickly comfrey”
(
Symphytum asperrimum) is somewhat cultivated as a
forage plant.
[1913 Webster]