plumbago

See also Plumbago

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin plumbāgō, from plumbum (“lead”).

Plumbago.

Noun

plumbago (countable and uncountable; plural plumbagos or plumbagoes)

1. (mineralogy) graphite
2. (botany) leadwort

Synonyms

• graphite

Translations

graphite

• Finnish: grafiitti (fi)

• French: plombagine (fr) f, mine de plomb (fr) f, graphite (fr) m

leadwort

• Finnish: lyijykukka (fi)

• French: plumbago (fr) f

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French

Wikipedia ^fr

Etymology

From Latin plumbāgō

Pronunciation

• IPA: //

Noun

plumbago m (plural plumbagos)

1. (botany) plumbago

Synonyms

• dentelaire

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Latin

Etymology

From plumbum (“lead”)

Noun

plumbāgō (genitive plumbāginis); f, third declension

1. graphite
2. the color of graphite
3. leadwort

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	plumbāgō	plumbāginēs
genitive	plumbāginis	plumbāginum
dative	plumbāginī	plumbāginibus
accusative	plumbāginem	plumbāginēs
ablative	plumbāgine	plumbāginibus
vocative	plumbāgō	plumbāginēs

Related terms

plumbārium plumbārius plumbātūra plumbātus

plumbea plumbeum plumbeus

plumbō plumbōsus plumbum

Descendants

• English: plumbago
• French: plombagine
• Spanish: plumbagíneo