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Noun: lungwort
  1. 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
     
  2. 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

Derived forms: lungworts

Encyclopedia: Lungwort