'Symphytum officinale' definitions:
Definition of 'Symphytum officinale'
From: WordNet
noun
European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America [syn: common comfrey, boneset, Symphytum officinale]
Definition of 'Symphytum officinale'
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]