Leadwort


[led-wurt, -wawrt] /ˈlɛdˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt/

noun
1.
any plant or shrub of the genus Plumbago, having spikes of blue, white, or red flowers.
/ˈlɛdˌwɜːt/
noun
1.
any shrub of the plumbaginaceous genus Plumbago, of tropical and subtropical regions, with red, blue, or white flowers

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