tree lungwort

noun

1

: a lichen (Sticta pulmonacea) growing on trees and rocks, having a lacunary thallus that suggests lung tissue, and used formerly in folk medicine in the treatment of pulmonary diseases

2

: a bluebell (Mertensia virginica)

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