plumbago

Noun

Meaning

Same as Graphite.

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

graphite black lead lead carbon wax mucus mucilage galena leadwort blacklead radiocarbon galenite lead glance graphite-moderated graphite-containing
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Hypernyms

herb carbon c herbaceous plant atomic number 6

Hyponyms

lead pencil pencil lead

Phrases with the word

Plumbago auriculata Plumbago zeylanica Plumbago indica Plumbago rosea

Examples

He attempted to clear up the confusion between molybdena, plumbago and blacklead after Carl Wilhelm Scheele in 1778 proved that there are at least three different minerals. Source: Internet

Because of its military importance, this unique mine and its production were strictly controlled by the Crown. citation Other names main Historically, graphite was called black lead or plumbago. Source: Internet

Later, Thoreau converted the factory to produce plumbago (graphite), which was used in the electrotyping process. Source: Internet

The term plumbago drawing is normally restricted to 17th and 18th century works, mostly portraits. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Plumbaginales plumbagineous plumbaginous Plumbago auriculata Plumbago europaea Plumbago indica