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comfrey

/ˈkʌm.fɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
com-frey
IPA
/ˈkʌm.fɹi/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several species of perennial herbs of the genus Symphytum, often specifically common comfrey (Symphytum officinale).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: cumfiria, (herba) cōnfirma

Usage

Inflected Forms

comfreys (plural) comphrey (alternative) cumfrey (alternative)

Phrases

Quaker comfrey Russian comfrey

Synonyms

healing herb cumfrey

Homonyms

cumfrey

Rhymes With

humphrey humphry pumphrey umphrey mumphrey

Questions

How do you pronounce comfrey?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkʌm.fɹi/.
What does comfrey mean?
Any of several species of perennial herbs of the genus Symphytum, often specifically common comfrey (Symphytum officinale).
Where does comfrey come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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