Plumbagin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Plumbagin \Plum*ba"gin\ (pl[u^]m*b[=a]"j[i^]n), n. [L. plumbago
     leadwort, fr. plumbum lead; cf. F. plombagin.] (Chem.)
     A crystalline substance said to be found in the root of a
     certain plant of the Leadwort ({Plumbago}) family.
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