comfrey : Idioms & Phrases


common comfrey

  • noun European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America
    boneset; Symphytum officinale.
WordNet

Wild comfrey

  • (Bot.), an American plant (Cynoglossum Virginicum) of the Borage family. It has large bristly leaves and small blue flowers.
Webster 1913