NOUN | plant | Coleus blumei, painted nettle, Joseph's coat, Solenostemon blumei, Solenostemon scutellarioides | perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers |
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Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonyms | painted nettle, Joseph's coat, Solenostemon blumei, Solenostemon scutellarioides | |
Broader | coleus, flame nettle | Any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers |
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