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leadwort
[ led-wurt, -wawrt ]
/ ˈlɛdˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /
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noun
any plant or shrub of the genus Plumbago, having spikes of blue, white, or red flowers.
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British Dictionary definitions for leadwort
leadwort
/ (ˈlɛdˌwɜːt) /
noun
any shrub of the plumbaginaceous genus Plumbago, of tropical and subtropical regions, with red, blue, or white flowers
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