SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America

Synonyms:

boneset; common comfrey; Symphytum officinale

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Nouns denoting plants

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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