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leadwort

American

[led-wurt, -wawrt] / ˈlɛdˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /

noun

any plant or shrub of the genus Plumbago, having spikes of blue, white, or red flowers.

leadwort British

/ ˈlɛdˌwɜːt /

noun

any shrub of the plumbaginaceous genus Plumbago, of tropical and subtropical regions, with red, blue, or white flowers

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Etymology

Origin of leadwort

First recorded in 1855–60; lead ² + wort ²

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“Obedience is not always the right thing to do,” she said, as people dug up bricks from the soil and planted flowers, including a leadwort with blue petals and a black-eyed Susan.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2012

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