HyperDic: country_borage

English > 1 sense of the expression country borage:
NOUNplantcountry borage, Coleus aromaticus, Coleus amboinicus, Plectranthus amboinicusan aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa
English > country borage: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAn aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus.
SynonymsColeus aromaticus, Coleus amboinicus, Plectranthus amboinicus
Broadercoleus, flame nettleAny of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers
SpanishColeus amboinicus

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