coleus (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *coleus*:
NOUN	plant	coleus, flame nettle	any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers

coleus > pronunciation
Sounds	kow'liyahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *coleus*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers.
Synonym	flame nettle
Member of	genus Coleus	genus of Old World tropical plants cultivated for their variegated leaves
Narrower	country borage, Coleus aromaticus, Coleus amboinicus, Plectranthus amboinicus	An aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa
Narrower	painted nettle, Joseph's coat, Coleus blumei, Solenostemon blumei, Solenostemon scutellarioides	perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers
Broader	herb, herbaceous plant	A plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanish	coleus, solenostemon
Catalan	coleus

HyperDic: coleus