Consound \Con"sound\ (-sound), n. [Corrupted fr. F. consoude, fr L. consolida comfrey (so called because supposed to have healing power); con- + solidus solid, consolidare to make solid. Cf. Comfrey, Consolidate.]

(Bot.) A name applied loosely to several plants of different genera, esp. the comfrey.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)