Lungwort /(?)/
Lung·wort
Lungwort
n.
- An herb of the genus Pulmonaria (Pulmonaria officinalis), of Europe; -- so called because the spotted appearance of the leaves resembles that of a diseased lung. (Bot.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Cow's lungwort
- mullein.
- Sea lungwort
- Mertensia maritima, found on the seacoast of Northern Europe and America.
- Tree lungwort
- a lichen (Sticta pulmonacea) growing on trees and rocks. The thallus is lacunose, and in appearance somewhat resembles the lungs, for diseases of which it was once thought a remedy.