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pulmonaria

UK/ˌpʌl.məˈnɛəɹi.ə/UK/ˌpʊl.-/US/ˌpʌl.məˈnɛɹi.ə/

noun

Any of the flowering plants of the genus Pulmonaria, lungworts.

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Meanings

nounpulmonaria (plural pulmonarias)

plural pulmonarias

Any of the flowering plants of the genus Pulmonaria, lungworts.
Right now spring is unfolding on woodland slopes in the south garden with a mélange of scilla, Chionodoxa luciliae and pulmonaria, punctuated by brilliant splashes of daffodils.
2007 April 27, Paula Deitz, “It’s Spring in New York, Finally. So Who Needs April in Paris?”, in New York Times

Origin

From the genus name.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pulmonaria

area Bulgaria malaria Bavaria militaria samaria urticaria radiolaria Hungaria cnidaria fritillaria mammillaria Carpentaria crotalaria laminaria araucaria matricaria calvaria armillaria linaria Sumeria rosaria baria Caria

Cite this entry

APA

pulmonaria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonaria

MLA

“pulmonaria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonaria. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulmonaria,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonaria.

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