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comfrey Definition

com·frey (kum′frē)

noun pl. -·freys

any of a genus (Symphytum) of European plants of the borage family, with rough, hairy leaves and small blue, purplish, or yellow flowers, sometimes used for forage or ornament

Etymology: ME & OFr confirie < VL *confervia, comfrey, for L conferva, a water plant < confervere, to heal, grow together, orig., to seethe, boil together < com-, with + fervere, to boil (see fervent): from use in medicine to congeal wounds

comfrey Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: That's what I use the first comfrey cut for.
  • include: Plants on the ground, including comfrey, clover, iris and nasturtium, all have positive effects on apple trees.
  • contain: In the background the blue barrel contains comfrey liquid manure.

Adjective modifier

  • common: GROWING Warning: Common comfrey is invasive, propagating from strong and ever growing roots and seeding easily.
  • much: As I don't have as much comfrey as I would like, a different method than the earlies.

Modifies a noun

  • leaf: My favorite herbs for infusion are nettle, oatstraw, red clover, and comfrey leaf, but only one at a time.
  • liquid: The plants are being fed with comfrey liquid on a weekly basis having set fruits, which are swelling nicely.
  • patch: Comfrey Cut the small comfrey patch for the compost heap.
  • bed: View from the comfrey bed to the top early June.
  • leave: The more traditional method is to steep plenty of comfrey leaves in a covered tank for a few weeks.
  • plant: Paper mulch around tomato plants Green mulch around comfrey plants Try to hoe every day to keep the weeds away.