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Noun: lungwort  'lúng,wurt
  1. Any plant of the genus Pulmonaria, having spotted leaves resembling diseased lungs
    "Lungwort was once believed to cure respiratory ailments"
     
  2. Any plant of the genus Mertensia, especially M. virginica (Virginia bluebells)
    "The garden was filled with the blue flowers of lungwort in spring"

Derived forms: lungworts

Encyclopedia: Lungwort