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| lung·wort [ lúng wùrt, lúng wàwrt ] (plural lung·worts) |
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1. woodland plant: a perennial woodland plant. Flowers: tubular, purple or blue, often pink as buds. Native to: Europe, Asia. Genus Pulmonaria.
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2. plant of borage family: a plant of the borage family. Flowers: blue, in dangling clusters. Native to: northern temperate regions. Genus Mertensia.
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3. lichen resembling lung tissue: a lichen that has a superficial resemblance to lung tissue and is dark green when wet and pale greenish brown when dry. It was used in the past to treat lung diseases. Latin name Lobaria pulmonaria.
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