plumbagineous
English edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
plumbagineous (comparative more plumbagineous, superlative most plumbagineous)
- Pertaining to the family (Plumbaginaceae) of gamopetalous herbs, of which plumbago is the type. The family includes also statice, the thrift, and a few other genera.
References edit
- “plumbagineous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.