Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PLUM-BA'GO
PLUM-BAG'IN-OUSPLUM'BE-AN, or PLUM'BE-OUS
PLUM-BA'GO, n. [L.]
A mineral consisting of carbon, usually, but not necessarily, with a little iron; with the exception of diamond, it is one of the purest forms of carbon ever found in nature. It is used for pencils, &c.
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