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plumbago

/plʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ/ UK
/pləmˈbeɪɡoʊ/ US

Rhymes with -eɪɡəʊ

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

noun plumbagos · plumbagoes

countable, uncountable A plant of the genus Plumbago; leadwort.
countable, historical, uncountable Graphite.

Similar: graphite, black lead

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noun

Similar: graphite, black lead

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noun leadwort

Español	belesa
Français	dentelaire, plumbago
Deutsch	Bleiwurz
Italiano	piombaggine

noun graphite

Français	plombagine, mine de plomb, graphite

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"plumbago." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/plumbago. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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plumbago. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/plumbago

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"plumbago." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/plumbago.

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@misc{plumbago_2026,
  title = {plumbago},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plumbago},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}