lungwort
/ˈlʌŋwɜːt/noun
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- a bristly herbaceous European plant of the borage family, typically having white-spotted leaves and pink flowers which turn blue as they age肺草。
- ORIGIN: so named because the leaves were said to have the appearance of a diseased lung.
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- Genus Pulmonaria, family Boraginaceae: several species, in particular P. officinalis.肺草属, 紫草科, 数种, 尤指药用肺草（拉丁名P. officinalis）。
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- （亦作 TREE LUNGWORT）a large lichen which grows on trees, forming lobed fronds which are green or brown above and orange-brown below肺衣。
- ORIGIN: so named because of its former use to treat lung disease, because of its apparent resemblance to lung tissue.
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- Lobaria pulmonaria, order Peltigerales.拉丁名Lobaria pulmonaria, 地卷目。