n.
Pronunciation: ˌ pl ə m- ' b ā -( ˌ )g ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gos
Etymology: Latin plumbagin-, plumbago galena, from plumbum
Date: 1747
1 [ New Latin, from L] : any of a genus ( Plumbago of the family Plumbaginaceae, the plumbago family) of chiefly tropical herbs and shrubs with alternate leaves and spikes of showy flowers
2 : GRAPHITE 1