leadwort

(ledwʉrt′)

noun

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

Origin: lead + wort

See leadwort in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Any of various chiefly tropical plants of the genus Plumbago, having clusters of variously colored flowers.
  2. Any of several similar plants.

Origin:

Origin: From the hue of some of its flowers

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