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- [luhng-wurt, -wawrt]
- /ˈlʌŋˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt/
- /ˈlʌŋ.wɜːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [luhng-wurt, -wawrt]
- /ˈlʌŋˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt/
Definitions of lungwort word
- noun lungwort a European plant, Pulmonaria officinalis, of the borage family, having blue flowers. 1
- noun lungwort any of various related plants of the genus Mertensia, as the North American M. virginica, having nodding clusters of blue flowers. 1
- noun lungwort A bristly herbaceous European plant of the borage family, typically having white-spotted leaves and pink flowers that turn blue as they age. 1
- noun lungwort any of several Eurasian plants of the boraginaceous genus Pulmonaria, esp P. officinalis, which has spotted leaves and clusters of blue or purple flowers: formerly used to treat lung diseases 0
- noun lungwort any of various boraginaceous plants of the N temperate genus Mertensia, such as Mertensia maritima (sea lungwort), having drooping clusters of tubular usually blue flowers 0
- noun lungwort 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 0
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Origin of lungwort
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English long-wort, lung-wort hellebore, Old English lungen-wyrt; see lung, wort2
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Parts of speech for Lungwort
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lungwort popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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