lungwort
/luhng-wurt, -wawrt/US // ˈlʌŋˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt //UK // (ˈlʌŋˌwɜːt) //
肺草,肺活量,肺活泼物
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a European plant, Pulmonaria officinalis, of the borage family, having blue flowers.
- : any of various related plants of the genus Mertensia, as the North American M. virginica, having nodding clusters of blue flowers.
Examples
Lungwort helps infirmities of the lungs, coughs and shortness of breath.
Nor was it the colour of her eyes, the deep pure blue of the lungwort, that blue loveliness seen in no other flower on earth.
The changing blue and pink flowers of the Lungwort, somewhat characteristic of its family, are curious also.
Lungwort, however, was so called because the lichen Pulmonaria has a resemblance to lungs.
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