lungwort : Idioms & Phrases
Cow's lungwort
- mullein.
Webster 1913
Sea lungwort
Mertensia maritima , found on the seacoast of Northern Europe and America.
Webster 1913
Tree lungwort
- a lichen (
Sticta pulmonacea ) growing on trees and rocks. The thallus is lacunose, and in appearance somewhat resembles the lungs, for diseases of which it was once thought a remedy.
