lungwort
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lungwort/ˈlʌŋwɜːt/
▶noun
- 1 a bristly pink-flowered plant with white-spotted leaves said to resemble a diseased lung. [Pulmonaria officinalis and related species.]
- 2 (also tree lungwort) a large lichen which grows on trees, formerly used to treat lung disease. [Lobaria pulmonaria.]
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