2. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of herbaceous plants with pretty salver-shaped corollas, usually blue or violet; leadwort.
PLUMBEAN; PLUMBEOUS Plum"be*an, Plum"be*ous, a. Etym: [L. plumbeus, from plumbum the metal lead.]
1. Consisting of, or resembling, lead. J. Ellis.
2. Dull; heavy; stupid. [R.] J. P. Smith.
PLUMBER
Plumb"er, n. Etym: [F. plombier. See Plumb.]
Defn: One who works in lead; esp., one who furnishes, fits, and repairs lead, iron, or glass pipes, and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage in buildings.
PLUMBER BLOCK
Plumb"er block`.
Defn: A pillow block.
PLUMBERY
Plumb"er*y, n. Etym: [F. plomberie.]