'Comfrey' definitions:
Definition of 'comfrey'
(from WordNet)
noun
Perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas [syn: comfrey, cumfrey]
noun
Leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked [syn: comfrey, healing herb]
Definition of 'Comfrey'
From: GCIDE
- Comfrey \Com"frey\, n. [Prob. from F. conferve, L. conferva, fr. confervere to boil together, in medical language, to heal, grow together. So called on account of its healing power, for which reason it was also called consolida.] (Bot.) A rough, hairy, perennial plant of several species, of the genus Symphytum. [1913 Webster]
- Note: A decoction of the mucilaginous root of the "common comfrey" (Symphytum officinale) is used in cough mixtures, etc.; and the gigantic "prickly comfrey" (Symphytum asperrimum) is somewhat cultivated as a forage plant. [1913 Webster]
Comfrey, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Comfrey, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000) :
367
Housing Units (2000) :
171
Land area (2000) :
0.420939 sq. miles (1.090226 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.420939 sq. miles (1.090226 sq. km)
FIPS code :
12772
Located within :
Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location :
44.109328 N, 94.904116 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
56019
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.