Cŏm'frey, n.

(kŭm/frý), n. [Fr. conferre, Lat. conferre, from confervere, to boil together, in medical language to heal, grow together; so called on account of its healing power, for which reason it was also called consolida.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, the Symphytum; especially the common species (S. officinale), which abounds in mucilage, and is used in medicine as an emollient. Loudon.