Definitions of Lungwort

1. An herb of the genus Pulmonaria ( P. officinalis), of Europe; - so called because the spotted appearance of the leaves resembles that of a diseased lung.

2. An herb with purple flowers, so called from a fancied likeness of its spotted leaves to the lungs: a lichen that grows on tree trunks.

3. A purple- flowered herb, with leaves spotted like the lungs; a lichen growing on the trunks of trees.

4. A plant- so called from the darker and lighter hues of the leaf resembling the surface of a lung.