Meanings
nouncumfrey (uncountable)
- alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of comfrey.
if her brother had bruised his ankle-bone in his tumble, cumfrey and butter was better to bring him round
1822, [Walter Scott], The Pirate. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
nounperennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas
Similar
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
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APA
cumfrey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cumfrey
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cumfrey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cumfrey.
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