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comfrey

com·frey [ kúmfree ]


noun 
Definition:
 
healing herb: a plant with hairy leaves and stems. Flowers: pink, white, or blue, in clusters. Native to: Europe, Asia.  Genus Symphytum.

[13th century. Via Anglo-Norman, Old French< Latin conferva< confervere "heal," literally "boil together" < fervere (see fervent)]
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