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coleus

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co=le=us

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun coleus has 1 sense

coleus(n = noun.plant) flame nettle - any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers; Array

is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant

is a member of genus coleus

has particulars: coleus amboinicus, coleus aromaticus, country borage, plectranthus amboinicus, coleus blumei, joseph's coat, painted nettle, solenostemon blumei, solenostemon scutellarioides

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CIDE DICTIONARY

coleus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a sheath; -- referring to the manner in which the stamens are united.].

A plant of several species of the Mint family, cultivated for its bright-colored or variegated leaves. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

coleus, n. any plant of the genus Coleus, having variegated coloured leaves.

Etymology

mod.L f. Gk koleon sheath

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