lungwort
Any of various European plants, of the genus Pulmonaria, that were once used to treat…Any of various European plants, of the genus Pulmonaria (family Boraginaceae), that were once used to treat respiratory disorders.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of various European plants, of the genus Pulmonaria (family Boraginaceae), that were once used to treat respiratory disorders.
медуни́цаmeduníca
Any of several other, not closely related plants, used to treat respiratory disorders of species:
(countable, uncountable)Hieracium murorum (in family Asteraceae, French lungwort or golden lungwort)
(countable, uncountable)Helleborus niger (family Ranunculaceae, black lungwort)
Mertensia (family Boraginaceae)
(countable, uncountable)Mertensia virginica (American lungwort, lungwort oysterleaf, smooth lungwort, tree lungwort)
(countable, uncountable)Mertensia maritima (sea lungwort)
Any of several other, not closely related plants, used to treat respiratory disorders of species:
(countable, uncountable)Verbascum thapsus (in family Scrophulariaceae, bullock's lungwort, cow's lungwort or clown's lungwort)
(countable, uncountable)Lobaria pulmonaria, syn. Stichta pulmonacea, (in family Lobariaceae, lungwort lichen, lung lichen, tree lungwort)
Translations
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Origin
From lung + wort.From lung + wort.
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Forms
plural: lungwortsWord family
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