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Comfrey vs Knitback - What's the difference?

comfrey | knitback |

As nouns the difference between comfrey and knitback

is that comfrey is any of several species of perennial herbs of the genus while knitback is (archaic) the plant comfrey.

comfrey

English

Alternative forms

* comphrey, cumfrey

Noun

  • Any of several species of perennial herbs of the genus .
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 25, author=Kim Severson, title=Farmer, Cookie Maker, Ecologist and, Yes, the Future King, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=It thrives on compost and natural fertilizers brewed from comfrey or seaweed and uses only rain, natural groundwater or wastewater purified through a system of reed beds. }}

    External links

    * ("comfrey" on Wikipedia) * (Symphytum) * (Symphytum) * *

    knitback

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (archaic) The plant comfrey.