| NOUN | plant | flame nettle, coleus | any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers |
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| Meaning | Any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers. | |
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| Synonym | coleus | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
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