plum bag in

[Mod. Lat. plumbag (o); -in ( Chem.).] Chem. The acrid principle of the root of Plum bago europe a . It is extracted by ether, and crystallizes from alcohol in delicate tufted needles or prisms, having a biting after-taste. Nearly insoluble in cold water, easily soluble in ether and alco hol. plum-băg-1-nā-çe-æ, plum-ba-gin-ě-æ, 8. pl. [Lat. plumbago, gen it. plum bag in (is); fem. pl. adj. suff. -aceӕ, -еӕ.] Bot .: Leadworts; an order of Perigynous Exogens, tribe Cortusales. Herbs or undershrubs, with alternate or clustered, undivided, exstipulate, somewhat sheathing leaves, occasionally dotted. Flowers in loose panicles or in heads; calyx tubular, plaited, persistent, sometimes colored; corolla thin, monopetalous or with five petals; stamens definite, opposite the petals, ovary superior, of five, three, or four valvate carpels, one-celled, one seeded. Fruit a nearly indehiscent utricle. Sea coasts in many lands. Known genera eleven, species 231 ( Lindley ), genera ten, species about 200 ( Sir J. Hooker ). plum-băg-In-ous, a . [Latin plumbago (gen it. plum bag in is ).] Pertaining to or of the nature of plumbago; consisting of or containing plumbago. plum-bā-gō, s. [Lat.; Fr. plombagine .] 1. Min .: The same as GRAPHITE (q. v.). 2. Bot .: The typical genus of Plumbaginacce. Flowers nearly se ile, consisting of elongated spikes. Plumbago europœa is employed by beggars to create artificial sores, to excite pity. Its root is very acrid, and in small doses is as good an emetic as ipecacuanha. The root of P. scandens is used in St. Domingo blistering agent. It is applied externally in diseases of the ear, and given internally in hepatic obstructions. The sliced root of P rose a (or coccinea ) is a vesicatory, but inferior to cantharides. It is also a sialogogue, and is given in India for secondary syphilis and leprosy. P. zey lonica is a vesicatory, antiperiodic, and sudorific. plumb-al-lô-phane, s. [Lat. plumb (um)=lead, and Eng. allophane .] Min.: A variety of Allophane (q. v.), containing some lead. Found at Monte Vecchio, Sardinia. †plum-bāte, s. [Eng. plumb ( ic ); -ate .] Chem.: A salt of plumbic acid (q. v.).