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词汇 plumbago
释义 plumbago
noun[ U ]
uk /plʌmˈbeɪ.ɡəʊ/ us /plʌmˈbeɪ.ɡoʊ/

plumbagonoun[U] (PLANT)


one of several bushes or climbing plants that have groups of pale blue, purple, or white flowers with five petals, grown in gardens in warm parts of the world:
Plumbago is a good climber, with a long flowering season.
Greenhouse plants such as begonia, heliotrope, and plumbago can be grown from cuttings.
The blue-flowered plumbago may survive outside in London, but in winter you probably need to bring it indoors.
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plumbagonoun[U] (CHEMICAL)


old use
an old word for graphite(= a soft, dark grey form of carbon):
They sought employment in the plumbago mines.
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