English Explanatory Dictionary

lungwort

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various European plants, of the genus Pulmonaria (family Boraginaceae), that were once used to treat respiratory disorders.
  2. Any of several other, not closely related plants, used to treat respiratory disorders
  3. Hieracium murorum (in family Asteraceae, French lungwort or golden lungwort)
  4. Helleborus niger (family Ranunculaceae, black lungwort)
  5. Mertensia (family Boraginaceae)
  6. Mertensia virginica (American lungwort, lungwort oysterleaf, smooth lungwort, tree lungwort)
  7. Mertensia maritima (sea lungwort)
  8. Verbascum thapsus (in family Scrophulariaceae, bullock's lungwort, cow's lungwort or clown's lungwort)
  9. Lobaria pulmonaria, syn. Stichta pulmonacea, (in family Lobariaceae, lungwort lichen, lung lichen, tree lungwort)

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lungwort.wav

Word forms

lungwort lungworts

Etymology

From lung + wort. * Having an appearance reminiscent of lungs * Having been used as a treatment for respiratory ailments

Related words

liverwort spleenwort toothwort Cardamine subg. Dentaria spp.) woundwort doctrine of signatures

Derived words

American lungwort Bethlehem lungwort black lungwort blue lungwort bullock's lungwort clown's lungwort common lungwort cow's lungwort French lungwort golden lungwort lanceleaf lungwort longleaf lungwort lungwort lichen lungwort oysterleaf narrowleaf lungwort Oregon lungwort red lungwort sea lungwort smooth lungwort Suffolk lungwort tall lungwort textured lungwort tree lungwort unspotted lungwort
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