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 com·frey /ˈkʌm(p)fri/
 紫草科植物

 Com·frey n.  Bot. A rough, hairy, perennial plant of several species, of the genus Symphytum.
 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.
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 comfrey
      n 1: perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing
           groundcover for shaded areas [syn: cumfrey]
      2: leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or
         cooked [syn: healing herb]