plumbago
English Thesaurus
1. any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | herb, herbaceous plant, |
| definition | : | a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | genus plumbago, |
| definition | : | shrubs and herbs and woody vines of warm regions: leadwort (noun.plant) |
2. used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | atomic number 6, c, carbon, |
| definition | : | an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | lead, pencil lead, |
| definition | : | mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pencil, |
| definition | : | graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication (noun.substance) |
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