comfrey
Meanings
noun
- Any of several species of perennial herbs of the genus Symphytum, often specifically common comfrey (Symphytum officinale).
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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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