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leadwort

[ led-wurt, -wawrt ]

noun

  1. any plant or shrub of the genus Plumbago, having spikes of blue, white, or red flowers.


leadwort

/ ˈlɛdˌwɜːt /

noun

  1. any shrub of the plumbaginaceous genus Plumbago, of tropical and subtropical regions, with red, blue, or white flowers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of leadwort1

First recorded in 1855–60; lead 2 + wort 2

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