HyperDic: beefsteak_plant

English > 2 senses of the expression beefsteak plant:
NOUNplantbeefsteak plant, Perilla frutescens crispaplant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage
plantbeefsteak plant, beef plant, Iresine herbstii, Iresine reticulataSouth American plant having green to purple or red branches with green to purple ornamental foliage and spikes of insignificant woolly flowers with dry membranous bracts
English > beefsteak plant: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningplant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage.
SynonymPerilla frutescens crispa
Member ofPerilla, genus Perillasmall genus of Asiatic herbs
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
English > beefsteak plant: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningSouth American plant having green to purple or red branches with green to purple ornamental foliage and spikes of insignificant woolly flowers with dry membranous bracts.
Synonymsbeef plant, Iresine herbstii, Iresine reticulata
BroaderbloodleafAny plant of the genus Iresine having colored foliage

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