coleus

co·le·us  (kl-s)

n.

Any of various Old World herbs of the genus Coleus in the mint family, widely cultivated for their multicolored decorative leaves. Also called flame nettle.

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[New Latin Coleus, genus name, from Greek koleos, sheath (from the way its filaments are joined); see kel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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coleus [ˈkəʊlɪəs]

n pl -uses

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any plant of the Old World genus Coleus: cultivated for their variegated leaves, typically marked with red, yellow, or white: family Lamiaceae (labiates)

[from New Latin, from Greek koleos, variant of koleon sheath; from the way in which the stamens are joined]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

coleus - any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers flame nettle herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Coleus - genus of Old World tropical plants cultivated for their variegated leaves; various plants sometimes placed in genera Plectranthus or Solenostemon Coleus amboinicus, Coleus aromaticus, country borage, Plectranthus amboinicus - an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus Coleus blumei, Joseph's coat, painted nettle, Solenostemon blumei, Solenostemon scutellarioides - perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Solenostemon

Translations

coleus

n coleus [ˈkouliəs]

a type of plant with variegated leaves. coleus, Josefskleed نَباتُ الكوليوس бот. копривка koleus der Koleus είδος φυτού cóleo kirinõges نجده؛ حسن یوسف värinokkonen, kirjopeippi coleus סוּג צֶמָח तोरिया, एक सब्जी ukrasna kopriva coleus kol álfamöttull coleus コリウス (식물) 콜레우스 margenis kol siernetel amerykańska pokrzywa cóleo coleus колеус koleus koleus, pisana kopriva kolius palettblad, praktnässla พืชชนิดหนึ่งมีใบหลายสี kın çiçeği 彩葉草 колеус پودے کی ایک قسم cây húng chanh 薄荷科植物