HyperDic: cumfrey

English > 1 sense of the word cumfrey:
NOUNplantcumfrey, comfreyperennial herbs of Europe and Iran
English > cumfrey: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningperennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas.
Synonymcomfrey
Member ofSymphytum, genus Symphytumcomfrey
Narrowercommon comfrey, boneset, Symphytum officinaleEuropean herb having small white, pink or purple flowers
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishcumfrey, symphytum
Catalanconsolda, cumfrey

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