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Definition of pulmonaria

pulmonaria

/ˌpʌlməˈnɛəriə/
pul · mo · nar · i · a
Plural:pulmonarias
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• noun

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Any herbaceous perennial woodland plant of the genus Pulmonaria (family Boraginaceae), native to Europe and western Asia and cultivated for its often silver-spotted foliage and clusters of early-spring, funnel-shaped flowers that typically open pink or reddish and mature to violet-blue; lungwort.

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pulled pork
pulley
pullover
pulmonaria
pulsatilla
puma
pump

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin pulmonaria, from Classical Latin pulmo ('lung'), in reference to the spotted, lung-like appearance of the leaves, which led herbalists under the Doctrine of Signatures to use the plant to treat respiratory ailments.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Pulmonaria. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 21, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/pulmonaria
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