COMMON COMFREY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America

Synonyms:

boneset; common comfrey; Symphytum officinale

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("common comfrey" is a kind of...):

comfrey; cumfrey (perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas)

Meronyms (parts of "common comfrey"):

comfrey; healing herb (leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked)