Difference between leadwort and plumbago
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noun
- a plant of the genus Plumbago with blue flowers
Examples
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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noun
- any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago
- 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.
