PLUMBAGO


Meaning of PLUMBAGO in English

/plum bay"goh/ , n. , pl. plumbagos .

1. graphite.

2. a drawing made by an instrument with a lead point.

[ 1595-1605; plumbago, trans. of Gk molýbdaina lead ore, deriv. of mólybdos lead ]

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