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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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, perennial plant of several species, of the genus {Symphytum}. Note: A decoction of the mucilaginous root of the ``common comfrey'' ({S. officinale}) is used in cough mixtures, etc.; and the gigantic ``prickly comfrey'' ({S. asperrimum}) is somewhat cultivated as a forage plant. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: comfrey n 1: perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas [syn: {cumfrey}] 2: leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked [syn: {healing herb}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Comfrey, MN (city, FIPS 12772) Location: 44.11090 N, 94.90268 W Population (1990): 433 (215 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56019
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