comfrey
noun /ˈkʌmfri/
/ˈkʌmfri/
[uncountable, countable]- a plant with large leaves covered with small hairs and small flowers that are like bells in shapeWord OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French cumfirie, based on Latin conferva, from confervere ‘heal’ (literally ‘boil together’, referring to the plant's medicinal use).