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LUNGWORT
Definition of LUNGWORT
noun
Any of various European plants, of the genus Pulmonaria (family Boraginaceae), that were once used to treat respiratory disorders.
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Other senses
LUNGWORT carries 4 further meanings.
noun
Any of several Eurasian plants of the genus Pulmonaria, having coiled clusters of blue or purple flowers and formerly used in treating respiratory disorders.
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Mertensia, having drooping clusters of tubular, usually blue flowers.
noun
A European boraginaceous plant, Pulmonaria officinalis.
noun
An American plant, Mertensia Virginica, of the same family, at first referred to Pulmonaria. M. maritima is the sea-lungwort.
Where it comes from
From lung + wort.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, LUNGWORT · 1 relative in the game
LUNGWORT in a sentence
“Pulmonaria, or sometimes called lungwort, is one of my all-time favorite perennials for the shade or morning sun, because you get vibrant blooms in the spring, thenyou enjoy the interesting spotted foliage the rest [...] 1 Comment”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LUNGWORT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 67 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 50, 9 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LUNGWORT starts with L and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read GLNORTUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start LUNGWO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 50
Could you have found LUNGWORT?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 50 - and most players walked straight past it.
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