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. Climbing plants bindweed Boston ivy bougainvillea clematis climber English ivy fox grape grapevine honeysuckle hoya moonflower old man's beard passion flower philodendron poison ivy sweet pea traveller's joy trumpet vine twining vine plumbagonoun[U] (CHEMICAL)old use an old word for graphite(= a soft, dark grey form of carbon): They sought employment in the plumbago mines. Geology: mineralogy beneficiation crude crystal crystalline deposit gemologist gemology gold dust graphite idiomorphic intercrystalline magnesium mineral quasicrystal seam silicon unmined vermiculite vulcanicity zircon |
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