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Definition of "leadwort" [lead•wort]

  • Any of various chiefly tropical plants of the genus Plumbago, having clusters of variously colored flowers. (noun)
  • Any of several similar plants. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "leadwort" in a sentence
  • "Dr. Oswald has employed the alcoholic tincture of leadwort in the intermittents, with satisfactory results, and claims that it is a powerful diaphoretic."
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