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lungwort definition

lung·wort (luŋ′wʉrt′)

noun

any of various plants formerly used in treating lung diseases; esp., any of a genus (Pulmonaria) of European plants of the borage family, with large, spotted leaves and clusters of blue or purple flowers

Etymology: ME longwort < OE lungenwyrt (see lung & wort): from a fancied resemblance to human lungs

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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