lungwort en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From lung + wort. * Having an appearance reminiscent of lungs * Having been used as a treatment for respiratory ailments
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Any of various European plants, of the genus Pulmonaria (family Boraginaceae), that were once used to treat respiratory disorders.
- (countable, uncountable) Any of several other, not closely related plants, used to treat respiratory disorders of species: ▸ Hieracium murorum (in family Asteraceae, French lungwort or golden lungwort)
- (countable, uncountable) Any of several other, not closely related plants, used to treat respiratory disorders of species: ▸ Helleborus niger (family Ranunculaceae, black lungwort)
- (countable, uncountable) Any of several other, not closely related plants, used to treat respiratory disorders of species: ▸ Mertensia (family Boraginaceae) ▸ Mertensia virginica (American lungwort, lungwort oysterleaf, smooth lungwort, tree lungwort)
- (countable, uncountable) Any of several other, not closely related plants, used to treat respiratory disorders of species: ▸ Mertensia (family Boraginaceae) ▸ Mertensia maritima (sea lungwort)
- (countable, uncountable) Any of several other, not closely related plants, used to treat respiratory disorders of species: ▸ Verbascum thapsus (in family Scrophulariaceae, bullock's lungwort, cow's lungwort or clown's lungwort)
- (countable, uncountable) Any of several other, not closely related plants, used to treat respiratory disorders of species: ▸ Lobaria pulmonaria, syn. Stichta pulmonacea, (in family Lobariaceae, lungwort lichen, lung lichen, tree lungwort)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lungworts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cow's lungwort · common lungwort · blue lungwort · unspotted lungwort · American lungwort · bullock's lungwort · Suffolk lungwort · longleaf lungwort · lungwort lichen · French lungwort · lanceleaf lungwort · sea lungwort · clown's lungwort · textured lungwort · golden lungwort · red lungwort · tall lungwort · black lungwort · tree lungwort · smooth lungwort · Bethlehem lungwort · Oregon lungwort · lungwort oysterleaf · narrowleaf lungwort
Relateds
woundwort · toothwort Cardamine subg. Dentaria spp.) · liverwort · doctrine of signatures · spleenwort
Translations (19)
pl miodunka (plant of the genus Pulmonaria) · nl longkruid (plant of the genus Pulmonaria) · fi raidankeuhkojäkälä (Lobaria pulmonaria) · cy llysiau'r ysgyfaint (plant of the genus Pulmonaria) · fi halikka (plant of the genus Mertensia) · fi vaaleajouluruusu (Helleborus niger) · ru медуни́ца (plant of the genus Pulmonaria) · az ballıca (plant of the genus Pulmonaria) · bg черен кукуряк (Helleborus niger) · fi ukontulikukka (Verbascum thapsus) · cs plicník (plant of the genus Pulmonaria) · fi merihalikka (Mertensia maritima) · bg медуница (plant of the genus Pulmonaria) · fi helmiäishalikka (Mertensia virginica) · az öfkəotu (plant of the genus Pulmonaria) · bg стенна рунянка (Hieracium murorum) · bg камбанка (plant of the genus Mertensia) · bg коледна роза (Helleborus niger) · fi imikkä (plant of the genus Pulmonaria)