Lēad'-wort, n.
(lēd'wŏrt), n. (Bot.) A genus of flowering plants of the genus Plumbago. P. Europæa is said to cure the toothache by the chewing of its root, by which the teeth are stained of a lead color.
(lēd'wŏrt), n. (Bot.) A genus of flowering plants of the genus Plumbago. P. Europæa is said to cure the toothache by the chewing of its root, by which the teeth are stained of a lead color.