comfrey

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several species of perennial herbs of the genus Symphytum, often specifically common comfrey (Symphytum officinale). countable,uncountable
    — It thrives on compost and natural fertilizers brewed from comfrey or seaweed and uses only rain, natural groundwater or wastewater purified through a system of reed beds.

词形变化

comfreys plural comphrey alternative cumfrey alternative

词源

From Middle English cumfiria, from Latin (herba) cōnfirma in Pseudo-Apuleius, also called cōnsolida, cōnserva, cōnferva, from conferveo (“to boil together”); from the use of the plant in tea to aid in healing bones.
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