Dictionary entry

Plumbagineous

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Plum′ba‐gin″e‐ous (plŭm′bȧ‐jĭn″ē̍‐ŭs), a.(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.