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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

plumbago en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /pləmˈbeɪɡoʊ/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /plʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin plumbāgō (“type of lead ore”), from plumbum (“lead”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A plant of the genus Plumbago; leadwort.
  2. (countable, historical, uncountable) Graphite.

Forms

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plumbagos Number=Plur lexicographic
plumbagoes Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

plumbagin

Synonyms

graphite · black lead

Translations (20)

it piombaggine (leadwort) · fi lyijykukka (leadwort) · fi grafiitti (graphite) · es belesa (leadwort) · sv blyblomma (leadwort) · fr plumbago (leadwort) · pl ołownica (leadwort) · de Bleiwurz (leadwort) · io plumbago (leadwort) · nl loodkruid (leadwort) · fr dentelaire (leadwort) · fr mine de plomb (graphite) · fr plombagine (graphite) · cs olověnec (leadwort) · bg зъбна трева (leadwort) · bg саркофай (leadwort) · da blyrod (leadwort) · rm plombina (leadwort) · bg графит (graphite) · fr graphite (graphite)