CUMFREY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cumfrey mean? 

• CUMFREY (noun)
  The noun CUMFREY has 1 sense:

1. perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas

  Familiarity information: CUMFREY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUMFREY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

comfrey; cumfrey

Hypernyms ("cumfrey" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cumfrey"):

boneset; common comfrey; Symphytum officinale (European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America)

Holonyms ("cumfrey" is a member of...):

genus Symphytum; Symphytum (comfrey)