Leadwort
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Leadwort is a noun meaning Plants in family Plumbaginaceae.
Meaning
Plants in family Plumbaginaceae.
More Meanings
- A leadplant, a leguminous shrub of species Amorpha canescens,) of the western U.S. that has hoary pinnate leaves and bears dull-colored racemose flowers; supposed to help locate lead deposits.
- Diverse plants that tolerate high levels of lead, such as spring sandwort (Sabulina verna subsp. verna, syn. Minuartia verna) and alpine pennycress (Noccaea caerulescens, syn. Thlaspi caerulescens).
Word Forms
- leadworts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include plumbago, lungwort, pilewort, pepperwort, doctorbush, laver.
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