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plumbago
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun plumbago has 2 senses
- plumbago(n = noun.substance) black lead, graphite - used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors; Array has particulars: lead, pencil lead, pencil
- plumbago(n = noun.plant) Array - any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago; Array is a member of genus plumbago
is a kind of atomic number 6, c, carbon
is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
CIDE DICTIONARY
plumbago, n. [L., from plumbum lead.].
- Same as Graphite. [1913 Webster]
- A genus of herbaceous plants with pretty salver-shaped corollas, usually blue or violet; leadwort. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
plumbago, n. (pl. -os)
1 = GRAPHITE.
2 any plant of the genus Plumbago, with grey or blue flowers. Also called LEADWORT.
1 = GRAPHITE.
2 any plant of the genus Plumbago, with grey or blue flowers. Also called LEADWORT.
Etymology
L f. plumbum LEAD(2)
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