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goʊ Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin plumbāgō, translation of Greek molýbdaina lead ore, derivative of mólybdos lead
1595–1605; < Latin plumbāgō, translation of Greek molýbdaina lead ore, derivative of mólybdos lead
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| —n , pl -gos | |
| 1. | See also leadwort any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago, of warm regions, having clusters of blue, white, or red flowers |
| 2. | another name for graphite |
| [C17: from Latin: lead ore, leadwort, translation of Greek polubdaina lead ore, from polubdos lead] | |
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plumbago
"graphite," 1784, from L. plumbago "a type of lead ore, black lead," from plumbum "lead" (see plumb); it renders Gk. molybdaina, which was used of yellow lead oxide and also of a type of plant.
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