leadwort
leadwort — noun
1. a flowering plant in the Plumbago group, often grown for its blue flowers
a flowering plant in the Plumbago group, often grown for its blue flowers
Nia planted a leadwort beside the front steps for late-summer color.
countable: a leadwort
At the nursery, several leadwort plants bloomed in large clay pots.
plural: leadwort plants
The gardener trimmed the leadwort after summer rain to keep the path clear.
By late August, the leadwort covered the fence with pale blue flowers.
- plumbago
the more technical plant name and a common garden label for the same kind of plant
- blue plumbago
a more specific garden name that highlights the flower color
文法句型
a leadwort plant
grow leadwort in pots
leadwort with blue flowers
用法筆記
Gardeners may use leadwort for one plant or for the plant type in general. This sense usually refers to a Plumbago plant, especially one grown for blue flowers.
2. a small North American shrub with grey leaves and purple flower spikes; another
a small North American shrub with grey leaves and purple flower spikes; another name for a leadplant
During the prairie walk, Hyun pointed out a leadwort with dusty grey leaves.
field-guide context
The guide said leadwort grows well in dry ground near open stream banks.
habitat: dry ground and stream banks
Sahil bought leadwort seeds for a prairie garden behind the school.
In autumn, the leadwort's purple flower spikes stood above the short grass.
- leadplant
the usual name for this North American shrub
文法句型
a leadwort shrub
leadwort seeds
leadwort in prairie gardens
用法筆記
This sense is mainly used in botany or native-plant gardening. In ordinary reference books, the same plant is often listed under leadplant instead.