- comfrey
- \ \ see FERVENT
Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
comfrey
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Comfrey — Com frey, n. [Prob. from F. conferve, L. conferva, fr. confervere to boil together, in medical language, to heal, grow together. So called on account of its healing power, for which reason it was also called consolida.] (Bot.) A rough, hairy,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Comfrey — Comfrey, MN U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 367 Housing Units (2000): 171 Land area (2000): 0.420939 sq. miles (1.090226 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.420939 sq. miles (1.090226 sq … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Comfrey, MN — U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 367 Housing Units (2000): 171 Land area (2000): 0.420939 sq. miles (1.090226 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.420939 sq. miles (1.090226 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
comfrey — [kum′frē] n. pl. comfreys [ME & OFr confirie < VL * confervia, comfrey, for L conferva, a water plant < confervere, to heal, grow together, orig., to seethe, boil together < com , with + fervere, to boil (see FERVENT): from use in… … English World dictionary
Comfrey — (engl., spr. kómmfrì), s. Symphytum … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Comfrey — Comfrey, Futtergewächs, s. Symphytum … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
comfrey — ► NOUN (pl. comfreys) ▪ a plant with large hairy leaves and clusters of purplish or white bell shaped flowers. ORIGIN Old French cumfirie, from Latin confervere heal (referring to the plant s medicinal use) … English terms dictionary
Comfrey — For the place, see Comfrey, Minnesota. Russian comfrey Russian comfrey (Symphytum x uplandicum) Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
comfrey — /kum free/, n., pl. comfreys. any coarse Eurasian plant belonging to the genus Symphytum, of the borage family, as the widely cultivated S. officinale, having hairy, lance shaped leaves and drooping clusters of small, white, rose colored, or… … Universalium
Comfrey — Beinwell Echter Beinwell (Symphytum officinale) Systematik Abteilung: Bedecktsamer (Magnoliophyta) … Deutsch Wikipedia
comfrey — vaistinė taukė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Agurklinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, dervinis, gleivinis, pašarinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Symphytum officinale), paplitęs Europoje ir vakarų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Symphytum officinale… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
