资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lungwort \Lung"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
   (a) 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.
   (b) Any plant of the genus {Mertensia} (esp. {M. Virginica}
       and {M. Sibirica}) plants nearly related to {Pulmonaria}.
       The American lungwort is {Mertensia Virginica}, Virginia
       cowslip. --Gray.

   {Cow's lungwort} mullein.

   {Sea lungwort}, {Mertensia maritima}, found on the seacoast
      of Northern Europe and America.

   {Tree lungwort}, a lichen ({Sticta pulmonacea}) growing on
      trees and rocks. The thallus is lacunose, and in
      appearance somewhat resembles the lungs, for diseases of
      which it was once thought a remedy.

Virginia \Vir*gin"i*a\, n.
   One of the States of the United States of America. -- a. Of
   or pertaining to the State of Virginia.

   {Virginia cowslip} (Bot.), the American lungwort ({Mertensia
      Virginica}).

   {Virginia creeper} (Bot.), a common ornamental North American
      woody vine ({Ampelopsis quinquefolia}), climbing
      extensively by means of tendrils; -- called also
      {woodbine}, and {American ivy}. [U. S.]

   {Virginia fence}. See {Worm fence}, under {Fence}.

   {Virginia nightingale} (Zo["o]l.), the cardinal bird. See
      under {Cardinal}.

   {Virginia quail} (Zo["o]l.), the bobwhite.

   {Virginia reel}, an old English contradance; -- so called in
      the United States. --Bartlett.

   {Virginia stock}. (Bot.) See {Mahon stock}.

资料来源 : WordNet®

Mertensia virginica
     n : smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire
         leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud [syn:
         {Virginia bluebell}, {Virginia cowslip}]