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What (who) is lungwort - definition
GENUS OF PLANTS
Lungwort; Pulmanaria
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lungwort
n.
Virginia cowslip.
lungwort
¦ noun
1. a bristly pink-flowered plant with white-spotted leaves said to resemble a diseased lung. [Pulmonaria officinalis and related species.]
2. (also tree lungwort) a large lichen which grows on trees, formerly used to treat lung disease. [Lobaria pulmonaria.]
Lungwort
·noun An herb of the genus Pulmonaria (P. officinalis), of Europe;
- so called because the spotted appearance of the leaves resembles that of a diseased lung.
II. Lungwort ·noun Any plant of the genus Mertensia (·esp. M. Virginica and M. Sibirica) plants nearly related to Pulmonaria. The American lungwort is Mertensia Virginica, Virginia cowslip.
Wikipedia
Pulmonaria
Pulmonaria (lungwort) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae, native to Europe and western Asia, with one species (P. mollissima) east to central Asia. According to various estimates there may be between 10 and 18 species found in the wild.
