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plumbago

/plʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ/US/pləmˈbeɪɡoʊ/

plumbago noun: a plant of the genus Plumbago; leadwort.

plumbago: a plant of the genus Plumbago; leadwort
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Noun

plumbago (countable and uncountable, plural plumbagos or plumbagoes)

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

plumbago meaning in Tamil

plumbago in Tamil

காரீயம்

Synonyms of plumbago

Forms of plumbago

pluralplumbagos
pluralplumbagoes

Origin of plumbago

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

Words formed from plumbago

Words that rhyme with plumbago

Questions about plumbago

What does plumbago mean?
Plumbago means a plant of the genus Plumbago; leadwort.
What is plumbago in Tamil?
Plumbago in Tamil is காரீயம். See Plumbago meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is plumbago?
Plumbago is a noun.
How do you pronounce plumbago?
Plumbago is pronounced /plʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of plumbago?
The plural of plumbago is plumbagos.

Words near plumbago in the dictionary

  1. plumbagin
  2. plumbaginaceous
  3. plumbagine
  4. plumbagineous
  5. plumbaginous
  6. plumbago
  7. plumbagoes
  8. plumbagos
  9. plumbane
  10. plumbata
  11. plumbatae

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Adapted from Wiktionary: plumbago (page history and authors); plumbago (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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