lightwortn.
/ˈlʌɪtwəːt/, /ˈlʌɪtwɔːt/, U.S. /ˈlaɪtˌwərt/, /ˈlaɪtˌwɔrt/ Now rare.
Any of various plants formerly supposed to resemble the lungs or to be beneficial in treating lung conditions, including the lichen Lobaria pulmonaria and the oyster plant Mertensia maritima. Cf. lungwort n.Now only in lists of alternative names for these plants.
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the world > plants > particular plants > lichen > [noun] > lungwort or lungs of oak
hazel rag1565
lungwort1578
lightwort1587
tree lungwort1597
wood liverwort1597
oak-lungs1727
hazel crottles1772
hazelraw1777
lungs of oak1856
the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > preparations for treating specific parts > [noun] > for the chest or lungs
lightwort1587
lungwort1597
pulmonic1663
pectoral1699
thoracic1710
pneumonic1715
drosera1801
lungs of oak1856
the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > medicine composed of a plant > [noun] > plant used in medicine > specific plant
hyssopc1000
sionc1000
tunhoofc1000
poppyOE
camomilea1300
orobusa1398
tithymala1400
tutsana1400
Thapsiac1400
melissa?a1425
hallelujahc1425
turmeric1538
succory1541
balin1546
English treacle1548
treacle mustard1548
rhabarb1558
Thlaspi1562
treacle clover1562
holy herb1567
lungwort1578
solanum1578
lightwort1587
neezing wort1591
Alexander's Foot1597
burst-wort1597
symphonia1597
wound-herb1597
leper's herb1600
all bones1633
schoenanth1633
nip1651
wound-shrub1659
hermodact1678
jusquiam1727
Algerian tea1728
Australian tea1728
strongback1739
silphium1753
belladonna1788
foxglove1801
ledum1822
yercum1826
lungs of oak1856
strong man's weed1864
conium1866
short-long1871
fever grass1875
1587 L. Mascall First Bk. Cattell i. 18 Mixe the powder of light woort, (which growes among stones, or on Okes like a dried turfe nigh the grounde) with ale or beere.
1587 L. Mascall First Bk. Cattell iii. 267 This disease is easily remedied by putting in their eares the iuice of pomeite, so calde in French. In Latin Consiligo, the which I take to bee the hearbe calde, light woort, or comphere.
1678 E. R. Experienced Farrier ii. 16 Let him drink of the water wherein hath been boyled Cardus Benedictus,..Elecampain, Penerial, Light-wort, and Angelica.
1764 J. Hill Veg. Syst. VII. 40 (heading) Pneumaria. Lightwort.
2003 M. Bennett Pulmonarias & Borage Family ii. 131/2 Mertensia maritima... Oyster plant, Sea lungwort,..Sea bugloss, Light wort, Ice plant.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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