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plumbago

American  
[pluhm-bey-goh] / plʌmˈbeɪ goʊ /

noun

plural

plumbagos

  1. graphite.

  2. a drawing made by an instrument with a lead point.

plumbago British  
/ plʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ /

noun

  1. any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago, of warm regions, having clusters of blue, white, or red flowers See also leadwort

  2. another name for graphite

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Etymology

Origin of plumbago

1595–1605; < Latin plumbāgō, translation of Greek molýbdaina lead ore, derivative of mólybdos lead

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