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comfrey

American

[kuhm-free] / ˈkʌm fri /

noun

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 purplish flowers.

comfrey British

/ ˈkʌmfrɪ /

noun

any hairy Eurasian boraginaceous plant of the genus Symphytum, having blue, purplish-pink, or white flowers

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Noun Inflected Forms

comfreys

plural

Etymology

Origin of comfrey

1275–1325; Middle English cumfirie, conferye < Anglo-French cumfirie, Old French confire < Medieval Latin *confervia for Latin conferva conferva

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Applying comfrey to the skin however is perfectly safe.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

For a very quick and not so offensive fertilizer, you can make up small batches of fresh comfrey fertilizer in your kitchen.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

A: Traditionally, both comfrey and arnica have been used as topical medicines for pain or bruising.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2022

Fresh comfrey leaves are high in nitrogen and break down very quickly.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2022

“Poultice. With arnica for the bruising and comfrey for the broken bone.”

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

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