comfrey
noun/ˈkʌmfri/
/ˈkʌmfri/
[uncountable, countable]- a plant with large leaves covered with small hairs and small flowers that are like bells in shapeWord OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French cumfirie, based on Latin conferva, from confervere ‘heal’ (literally ‘boil together’, referring to the plant's medicinal use).
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
comfrey