Associations to the word «Plumbaginaceae»

Wiktionary

PLUMBAGINACEAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales   — many flowering plants, including the leadworts.

Dictionary definition

PLUMBAGINACEAE, noun. Perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats