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- [pluhm-bey-goh]
- /plʌmˈbeɪ goʊ/
- /plʌm.ˈbeɪ.ɡəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pluhm-bey-goh]
- /plʌmˈbeɪ goʊ/
Definitions of plumbago word
- noun plural plumbago graphite. 1
- noun plural plumbago a drawing made by an instrument with a lead point. 1
- noun plumbago any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago, of warm regions, having clusters of blue, white, or red flowers 0
- noun plumbago graphite 0
- noun plumbago leadwort 0
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Origin of plumbago
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Latin plumbāgō, translation of Greek molýbdaina lead ore, derivative of mólybdos lead
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Parts of speech for Plumbago
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
plumbago popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
plumbago usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with plumbago
- what is plumbago?
- how to prune plumbago?
- how to grow plumbago?
- how to care for plumbago?
- when to trim plumbago?
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