lungwort
nounEtymology From lung + wort. * Having an appearance reminiscent of lungs * Having been used as a treatment for respiratory ailments
7 senses
- 1Any of various European plants, of the genus Pulmonaria…
- 2Hieracium murorum (in family Asteraceae, French lungwort…
- 3Helleborus niger (family Ranunculaceae, black lungwort)
- 4Mertensia virginica (American lungwort, lungwort…
- 5Mertensia maritima (sea lungwort)
- 6Verbascum thapsus (in family Scrophulariaceae, bullock's…
- 7Lobaria pulmonaria, syn. Stichta pulmonacea, (in family…
Any of various European plants, of the genus Pulmonaria (family Boraginaceae), that were once used to treat respiratory disorders.
› Any of several other, not closely related…
Hieracium murorum (in family Asteraceae, French lungwort or golden lungwort)
Helleborus niger (family Ranunculaceae, black lungwort)
› Any of several other, not closely related… › Mertensia (family Boraginaceae)
Mertensia virginica (American lungwort, lungwort oysterleaf, smooth lungwort, tree lungwort)
Mertensia maritima (sea lungwort)
› Any of several other, not closely related…
Verbascum thapsus (in family Scrophulariaceae, bullock's lungwort, cow's lungwort or clown's lungwort)
Lobaria pulmonaria, syn. Stichta pulmonacea, (in family Lobariaceae, lungwort lichen, lung lichen, tree lungwort)
- Derived terms
- American lungwort, Bethlehem lungwort, black lungwort, blue lungwort, bullock's lungwort, clown's lungwort, common lungwort, cow's lungwort, French lungwort, golden lungwort, lanceleaf lungwort, longleaf lungwort, lungwort lichen, lungwort oysterleaf, narrowleaf lungwort, Oregon lungwort, red lungwort, sea lungwort, smooth lungwort, Suffolk lungwort, tall lungwort, textured lungwort, tree lungwort, unspotted lungwort
- Related terms
- liverwort, spleenwort, toothwort Cardamine subg. Dentaria spp.), woundwort, doctrine of signatures