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SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Symphytum officinale mean?
• SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE (noun)
The noun SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE has 1 sense:
1. European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America
Familiarity information: SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
boneset; common comfrey; Symphytum officinale
Hypernyms ("Symphytum officinale" is a kind of...):
comfrey; cumfrey (perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas)
Meronyms (parts of "Symphytum officinale"):
comfrey; healing herb (leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked)
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