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Leadwort
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Leadwort
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any shrub of the plumbaginaceous genus Plumbago, of tropical and subtropical regions, with red, blue, or white flowers
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Leadwort
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any of several shrubby plants (genus Plumbago) of a family (Plumbaginaceae, order Plumbaginales) of dicotyledonous plants grown
for their ornamental white, blue, or red flowers, esp. in warm climates
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Leadwort
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1. Any of various chiefly tropical ornamental plants of the genus Plumbago, having five-lobed often blue flowers.
2. Any of various plants of the genus Ceratostigma, especially C. plumbaginoides, having shiny leaves and blue flowers and often grown as a ground cover. In both senses also called plumbago.
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