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plumbago

N กราไฟต์  ตะกั่ว ดำ  graphite kra-fai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PLUMBAGO

n.[L.] A mineral consisting of carbon and iron; used for pencils, etc.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PLUMBAGO

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

 

1. (Min. )

 

Defn: Same as Graphite.

 

2. (Bot. )

 

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

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

plumbago

plum ba go |pləmˈbāgō ˌpləmˈbeɪɡoʊ | noun ( pl. plumbagos ) 1 old-fashioned term for graphite. [early 17th cent. (denoting an ore such as galena containing lead ): from Latin, from plumbum lead. The sense graphite arose through its use for pencil leads. ] 2 an evergreen flowering shrub or climber that is widely distributed in warm regions and grown elsewhere as a greenhouse or indoor plant. Also called leadwort. [named from the color of the flowers. ] [Genus Plumbago, family Plumbaginaceae. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

plumbago

plumbago |plʌmˈbeɪgəʊ | noun ( pl. plumbagos ) 1 old-fashioned term for graphite. [early 17th cent. (denoting an ore such as galena containing lead ): from Latin, from plumbum lead . The sense graphite arose through its use for pencil leads. ] 2 an evergreen flowering shrub or climber which is widely distributed in warm regions and grown elsewhere as a greenhouse or indoor plant. Also called leadwort. [named from the colour of the flowers. ] Genus Plumbago, family Plumbaginaceae.

 

Spanish Dictionary

plumbago

plumbago nombre masculino Planta herbácea con forma de arbusto, de hojas alternas y flores azuladas de cinco pétalos agrupadas en zarcillos; es originaria de Asia .