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CUMFREY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas
Synonyms:
comfrey; cumfrey
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cumfrey" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cumfrey"):
boneset; common comfrey; Symphytum officinale (European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America)
Holonyms ("cumfrey" is a member of...):
genus Symphytum; Symphytum (comfrey)
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