Hypertext Webster Gateway: "comfrey"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
Note: A decoction of the mucilaginous root of the ``common
comfrey'' ({S. officinale}) is used in cough mixtures,
etc.; and the gigantic ``prickly comfrey'' ({S.
asperrimum}) is somewhat cultivated as a forage plant.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
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