PLUMBAGOS

Noun

plumbagos

plural of plumbago

Source: Wiktionary


PLUMBAGO

Plum*ba"go, n. Etym: [L., from plumbum lead.]

1. (Min.)

Definition: Same as Graphite.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of herbaceous plants with pretty salver-shaped corollas, usually blue or violet; leadwort.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BRIGHT

(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”


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