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Word entry · 7 letters

comfrey

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"Herb used in salves"

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈkʌm.fɹi/Part of speech nounSorted cefmoryStarts with CEnds with Y1 clues
1C2O3M4F5R6E7Y

Definitions

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

Word 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.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

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