noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈkʌm.fɹi/
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CMU ARPABET:K AH1 M F R IY0
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Any of several species of perennial herbs of the genus Symphytum, often specifically common comfrey (Symphytum officinale).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: healing herb
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb
3
noun
Meaning 3
perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cumfrey
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
Narrower terms: common comfrey, boneset, Symphytum officinale
History
Etymology
From Middle English cumfiria, from Latin (herba) cōnfirma in Pseudo-Apuleius, also called cōnsolida, cōnserva, cōnferva, from conferveo (“to boil together”); from the use of the plant in tea to aid in healing bones.
Across languages
Translations
45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
سِنْفِيتُون
(sinfītūn)
— perennial herb
Belarusian:
жывако́ст
(žyvakóst)
— perennial herb
Bulgarian:
че́рен ома́н
(čéren omán)
— perennial herb
Bulgarian:
зара́сличе
(zarásliče)
— perennial herb
Catalan:
consolda
— perennial herb
Dutch:
smeerwortel
— perennial herb
Finnish:
raunioyrtti
— perennial herb
Finnish:
rohtoraunioyrtti
— perennial herb
French:
consoude
— perennial herb
Galician:
consolda
— perennial herb
Georgian:
ლაშქარა
(laškara)
— perennial herb
German:
Beinwell
— perennial herb
Greek:
σύμφυτο
(sýmfyto)
— perennial herb
Greek:
στεκούλι
(stekoúli)
— perennial herb
Ancient Greek:
σύμφυτον
(súmphuton)
— perennial herb
Hebrew:
סינפיטון
(sinfitón)
— perennial herb
Hungarian:
nadálytő
— perennial herb
Irish:
meacan compair
— perennial herb
Irish:
lus na gcnámh briste
— perennial herb
Italian:
consolida
— perennial herb
Japanese:
コンフリー
(konfurii)
— perennial herb
Japanese:
鰭玻璃草
(hirehari-sou)
— perennial herb
Kazakh:
майтамыр
(maitamyr)
— perennial herb
Latin:
ālum
— perennial herb
Lithuanian:
taukė
— perennial herb
Macedonian:
га́вез
(gávez)
— perennial herb
Old English:
galluc
— perennial herb
Polish:
żywokost
— perennial herb
Portuguese:
consolda
— perennial herb
Portuguese:
consólida
— perennial herb
Portuguese:
confrei
— perennial herb
Romanian:
tătăneasă
— perennial herb
Russian:
око́пник
(okópnik)
— perennial herb
Russian:
костоло́мка
(kostolómka)
— perennial herb
