lungwort
[ luhng-wurt, -wawrt ]
/ ˈlʌŋˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /
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noun
a European plant, Pulmonaria officinalis, of the borage family, having blue flowers.
any of various related plants of the genus Mertensia, as the North American M. virginica(Virginia bluebell ), having nodding clusters of blue flowers.
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Words nearby lungwort
lung fluke, lungi, Lungki, lungs, lungworm, lungwort, lungyi, luni-, Lunik, lunisolar, lunisolar precession
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How to use lungwort in a sentence
Lungwort helps infirmities of the lungs, coughs and shortness of breath.
Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony|George Francis DowNor was it the colour of her eyes, the deep pure blue of the lungwort, that blue loveliness seen in no other flower on earth.
Dead Man's Plack and an Old Thorn|William Henry HudsonThe changing blue and pink flowers of the Lungwort, somewhat characteristic of its family, are curious also.
Old-Time Gardens|Alice Morse EarleLungwort, however, was so called because the lichen Pulmonaria has a resemblance to lungs.
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot
British Dictionary definitions for lungwort
lungwort
/ (ˈlʌŋˌwɜːt) /
noun
any of several Eurasian plants of the boraginaceous genus Pulmonaria, esp P. officinalis, which has spotted leaves and clusters of blue or purple flowers: formerly used to treat lung diseases
any of various boraginaceous plants of the N temperate genus Mertensia, such as Mertensia maritima (sea lungwort), having drooping clusters of tubular usually blue flowers
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