plumbagineous
English
Etymology
Plumbaginaceae + -ous
Adjective
plumbagineous (comparative more plumbagineous, superlative most plumbagineous)
- Pertaining to the family (Plumbaginaceae) of gamopetalous herbs, of which plumbago is the type. The family includes also statice, the thrift, and a few other genera.
References
- plumbagineous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.