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Webster 1913 Edition
Plumbagineous
Plumˊba-gin′e-ous
(plŭmˊbȧ-jĭn′ē̍-ŭs)
, Adj.
(Bot.)
Pertaining to natural order (
Plumbagineæ
) of gamopetalous herbs, of which Plumbago is the type. The order includes also the marsh rosemary, the thrift, and a few other genera. Definition 2024
plumbagineous
plumbagineous
English
Adjective
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
- plumbagineous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913