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comfrey

comf·rey

UK/ˈkʌm.fɹi/ US/ˈkʌmfri/ uncommon

noun

1.

perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas

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2.

leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked

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Origin

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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