smeerwortel

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of smeren (“to smear”) +‎ wortel (“root”), as these plants were used in ointments in traditional medicine.

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Noun

smeerwortel m (plural smeerwortels, diminutive smeerworteltje n)

1. a comfrey; any plant of the genus Symphytum

Derived terms

• gewone smeerwortel

Further reading

• smeerwortel on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl