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Webster 1913 Edition

Plumbagineous

Plumˊba-gin′e-ous

(plŭmˊbȧ-jĭn′ē̍-ŭs)

,

Adj.

(Bot.)

Pertaining to natural order (

Plumbagineæ

) of gamopetalous herbs, of which Plumbago is the type. The order includes also the marsh rosemary, the thrift, and a few other genera.