单词 | comfrey |
释义 | comfrey[ kuhm-free ] / ˈkʌm fri / noun, plural com·freys.any coarse Eurasian plant belonging to the genus Symphytum, of the borage family, as the widely cultivated S. officinale, having hairy, lance-shaped leaves and drooping clusters of small, white, rose-colored, or purplish flowers. Origin of comfrey1275–1325; Middle English cumfirie, conferye<Anglo-French cumfirie,Old French confire<Medieval Latin *confervia for Latin confervaconferva Words nearby comfreycomfort letter, comfort station, comfort stop, comfort woman, comfort zone, comfrey, comfy, comic, comical, comic book, Comice Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for comfreyBritish Dictionary definitions for comfreycomfrey / (ˈkʌmfrɪ) / nounany hairy Eurasian boraginaceous plant of the genus Symphytum, having blue, purplish-pink, or white flowers Word Origin for comfreyC15: from Old French cunfirie, from Latin conferva water plant; see conferva Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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