plumbago

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/plʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(plum bā′gō)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
plum•ba•go  (plum bā′gō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gos. 
  1. Mineralogygraphite.
  2. a drawing made by an instrument with a lead point.
  • Latin plumbāgō, translation of Greek molýbdaina lead ore, derivative of mólybdos lead
  • 1595–1605

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
plumbago /plʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ/ n ( pl -gos)
  1. any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago, of warm regions, having clusters of blue, white, or red flowers
  2. another name for graphite
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin: lead ore, leadwort, translation of Greek polubdaina lead ore, from polubdos lead
'plumbago' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
black lead - graphite - leadwort - plumbaginaceous - plumbaginous

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