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lungwort

 

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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Lungwort  \Lung"wort`\,  n.  (Bot.) 
  a  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. 
  b  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.  --Gray. 
 
  {Cow's  lungwort}  mullein. 
 
  {Sea  lungwort},  {Mertensia  maritima},  found  on  the  seacoast 
  of  Northern  Europe  and  America. 
 
  {Tree  lungwort},  a  lichen  ({Sticta  pulmonacea})  growing  on 
  trees  and  rocks.  The  thallus  is  lacunose,  and  in 
  appearance  somewhat  resembles  the  lungs,  for  diseases  of 
  which  it  was  once  thought  a  remedy.