First Known Use: 1747
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plumbago
noun plum·ba·go \ˌpləm-ˈbā-(ˌ)gō\
plural plum·ba·gos
Definition of PLUMBAGO
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[New Latin, from Latin] : any of a genus (Plumbago of the family Plumbaginaceae, the plumbago family) of chiefly tropical herbs and shrubs with alternate leaves and spikes of showy flowers
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Origin of PLUMBAGO
Latin plumbagin-, plumbago galena, from plumbum
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plumbago
noun plum·ba·go \ˌpləm-ˈbā-(ˌ)gō\
plural plum·ba·gos
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