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Meaning of "comfrey" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COMFREY

From Old French cunfirie, from Latin conferva water plant.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COMFREY

comfrey  [ˈkʌmfrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMFREY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Comfrey is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMFREY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

comfrey

Comfrey

Comfrey is a common name for plants in the genus Symphytum. Comfrey species are important herbs in organic gardening. It is used as a fertilizer and as an herbal medicine. The most commonly used species is Russian comfrey Symphytum × uplandicum, which is a cross or hybrid of Symphytum officinale and Symphytum asperum.

Definition of comfrey in the English dictionary

The definition of comfrey in the dictionary is any hairy Eurasian boraginaceous plant of the genus Symphytum, having blue, purplish-pink, or white flowers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMFREY


belfry
ˈbɛlfrɪ
clamjamfry
klæmˈjæmfrɪ
clamjamphrie
klæmˈjæmfrɪ
clanjamfray
klænˈjæmfrɪ
gallimaufry
ˌɡælɪˈmɔːfrɪ
Humphrey
ˈhʌmfrɪ
Jeffrey
ˈdʒɛfrɪ
orfray
ˈɔːfrɪ
orphrey
ˈɔːfrɪ
palfrey
ˈpɔːlfrɪ
pamphrey
ˈpæmfrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMFREY

comfort
comfort blanket
comfort eating
comfort food
comfort station
comfort stop
comfort zone
comfortable
comfortableness
comfortably
comfortably off
comfortably-furnished
comforter
comforting
comfortingly
comfortless
comfortlessly
comfortlessness
comforts
comfy

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMFREY

Aubrey
Carey
Carrey
corey
Earl Grey
Frey
Gorey
grey
iron grey
Monterey
Monterrey
murrey
osprey
prey
silver-grey
single-storey
storey
surrey
trey
two-storey

Synonyms and antonyms of comfrey in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «comfrey» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMFREY

Find out the translation of comfrey to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of comfrey from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «comfrey» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

紫草
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

consuelda
570 millions of speakers

English

comfrey
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

comfrey
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السنفيتون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

окопник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

confrei
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

comfrey
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

consoude
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Comfrey
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beinwell
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヒレハリソウ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

컴프리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Comfrey
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

comfrey
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

comfrey
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉम्फबरे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karakafes
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

consolida
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żywokost
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

живокіст
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tataneasa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σύμφυτο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

smeerwortel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vallört
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

comfrey
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of comfrey

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMFREY»

The term «comfrey» is regularly used and occupies the 99.671 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMFREY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «comfrey» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «comfrey» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about comfrey

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMFREY»

Discover the use of comfrey in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to comfrey and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Comfrey: Past, Present and Future
In this book, he wrote for farmers and gardeners in all countries, showing how this useful plant could be cultivated in both tropical and temperate zones to produce a crop equally rewarding for gardener, smallholder and mechanized farmer.
Lawrence D. Hills, 2011
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Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs
Comfrey Internal use is still not recommended. Culinary: Billed as "the world's fastest protein builder" and as a mre plant source of vitamin Bi2, comfrey once enjoyed a place in the daily diet of many a vegetarian. It was used as a salad green ...
Claire Kowalchik, William H. Hylton, 1998
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Margaret Roberts' A-Z Herbs: Identifying Herbs, How to Grow ...
Comfrey is also known as "knit-bone," a reference to its capacity to aid in the healing of bones. It also has a multitude of other medicinal uses, and is a real miracle-worker among herbs. It is native to Europe and Asia but grows well in many ...
Margaret Roberts, 2000
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Comfrey - An Ancient Medicinal Remedy
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Charles J. Macalister, 2012
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Earl Mindell's New Herb Bible
COMFREY • Symphytum officinale ' FACTS Generations of herbal healers have used comfrey to treat skin wounds without knowing why this plant is so effective. We now know that comfrey contains allantoin, a substance that helps stimulate ...
Earl Mindell, 2000
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Natural Health, Natural Medicine: The Complete Guide to ...
I meet people who attribute miraculous virtues to comfrey. They make "green drinks" of comfrey leaves, eat bowls of the leaves as salads, or take concentrated extracts of leaves and roots, sometimes mixed with extracts of papaya or digestive ...
Andrew Weil, 2004
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What Can i Do with My Herbs?: how to Grow, Use, and Enjoy ...
Plant comfrey in early spring from transplants or root divisions and keep watered until well established. It prefers good well-drained soil but is very tolerant of poor soil and even damp soil. Comfrey dies to the ground in cold winters but comes ...
Judy Barrett, 2009
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Uncle Sonny's Settee
She looked about, Comfrey had followed coming slowly towards her. They would be quicker if she carried him. Encouraging him to come to her, Marissa was about to grab him, when Comfrey guessed her plan. Sliding through her arms ...
James Trueman, 2006
9
75 Exceptional Herbs
Symphytum. x. uplandicum. “To what purpose doyou superadde vinegar to the root of Comfrey . . . or suchlike balefull additaments, while God hat compos'd this simple sufficient to cure the fracture of the bones?” —Paracelsus (1493–1541 A.D.) ...
Jack Staub, 2008
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Botanical Dietary Supplements:
Synopsis Comfrey-containing preparations have been used traditionally for the treatment of bruises and sprains, pharyngitis, periodontal disease, rheumatism, gastritis and peptic ulcers. However, due to the serious potential for toxicity, and ...
Gail B. Mahady, Harry H.S. Fong, N.R. Farnsworth, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMFREY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term comfrey is used in the context of the following news items.
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Garden to motherhouse
The useful comfrey plant is bushy around the edges of a flower garden, and a bird bath is filled with sand for monarch butterflies. People come ... «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»
2
Elves' play a school holiday treat, but Sword and the Stone uninspired
Along come Pilly (Drew Brown) and Filly (Comfrey Saunders) who have just finished working on Sir Peter Jackson's movies and are looking for ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
The power of healing plants
He found that comfrey cream, arnica and devil's claw helped alleviate his symptoms to a degree, but the whole experience made him think ... «shropshirestar.com, Jul 15»
4
GreenSpace: As medicinal use of plants grows, debate follows
And comfrey, which some say aids in healing bone fractures. And the tiny, starlike flowers of black cohosh, used for alleviating the symptoms of ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
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Mavis Anderson
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 10, at the New Hope Lutheran Church in Comfrey. Interment will be at the New Hope Faith Lutheran ... «NUjournal, Jul 15»
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GARDENS: Restoration after the rains
They are first to get a soak when harvested water runs low and the first to get the comfrey feed. My vigilance is paying off. The tomato plants ... «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
7
I wasn't tempted by fungi opportunity during a walk on the wildside
Other tall flowers in bloom included comfrey, red campion, leopardsbane, melancholy thistle, valerian, Welsh poppy, meadow cranesbill and a ... «The Southern Reporter, Jul 15»
8
Hometown Farmer: Red Road Herbs
She uses unusual crops as ingredients: calendula and comfrey. She makes another salve, too. It's an itch cream and you can find its ... «Siouxland News, Jul 15»
9
What is a forest garden?
I have met forest garden zealots who believe they can replace modern agriculture/gardening—but those folks tend to eat an awful lot of comfrey ... «Treehugger, Jul 15»
10
Latest report on Global allantoin market - industry research report …
Allantoin is present in botanical extracts of the comfrey plant and in the urine of various mammals. It is safe, non-toxic and is compatible with ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»

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