Difference between leadwort and plumbago

leadwort

Definitions

noun

  1. a plant of the genus Plumbago with blue flowers

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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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plumbago

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noun

  1. any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago
  2. used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors

Examples

Digestive effects: The roots of Plumbago zeylanica were found to stimulate the proliferation of coliform bacteria in mice and act as an intestinal flora normaliser.

I have several blue plumbagos in pots on my patio, and they do very well.

I've got a feeling the BLUE plant in the terracotta pot is a plumbago (is it, Kristin?) ... having a friendly conversation with the RED busy lizzies in the old bucket.

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