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noun
A plant of the genus Plumbago; leadwort.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Graphite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
noun
used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: graphite, black lead
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: carbon, C, atomic number 6
Narrower terms: lead, pencil lead, pencil
History
Borrowed from Latin plumbāgō (“type of lead ore”), from plumbum (“lead”).
Across languages
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