Meanings
nounplumbago (countable and uncountable, plural plumbagos or plumbagoes)
plural plumbagos · plural plumbagoes
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Origin
- Latinplumbāgō“type of lead ore”
- Englishplumbago
Borrowed from Latin plumbāgō (“type of lead ore”), from plumbum (“lead”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian саркофай, зъбна трева
- саркофай (sarkofaj)leadwort
- зъбна трева (zăbna treva)leadwort
- графит (grafit)graphite
Czech olověnec
- olověnecleadwort
Danish blyrod
- blyrodleadwort
Dutch loodkruid
- loodkruidleadwort
Finnish lyijykukka, grafiitti
- lyijykukkaleadwort
- grafiittigraphite
French dentelaire, plumbago
- dentelaireleadwort
- plumbagoleadwort
- plombaginegraphite
- mine de plombgraphite
- graphitegraphite
German Bleiwurz
- Bleiwurzleadwort
Italian piombaggine
- piombaggineleadwort
Polish ołownica
- ołownicaleadwort
Spanish belesa
- belesaleadwort
Swedish blyblomma
- blyblommaleadwort
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
plumbago. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumbago
MLA
“plumbago.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumbago. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plumbago,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumbago.
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