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lungworts

lungworts is the plural of lungwort.

Meaning of lungwort

Noun

lungwort (countable and uncountable, plural lungworts)

  1. Any of various European plants, of the genus Pulmonaria (family Boraginaceae), that were once used to treat respiratory disorders.
  2. Hieracium murorum (in family Asteraceae, French lungwort or golden lungwort)
  3. Helleborus niger (family Ranunculaceae, black lungwort)
  4. Mertensia virginica (American lungwort, lungwort oysterleaf, smooth lungwort, tree lungwort)
  5. Mertensia maritima (sea lungwort)
  6. Verbascum thapsus (in family Scrophulariaceae, bullock's lungwort, cow's lungwort or clown's lungwort)

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Questions about lungworts

What is lungworts the plural of?
Lungworts is the plural of lungwort.

Words near lungworts in the dictionary

  1. Lungwa
  2. lungworm
  3. lungworms
  4. lungwort
  5. lungwort oysterleaf
  6. lungworts
  7. lungy
  8. lungyi
  9. lungyis
  10. luni-
  11. lunicurrent

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