Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Coleus"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Coleus \Co"le*us\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a sheath; -- referring to
the manner in which the stamens are united.] (Bot.)
A plant of several species of the Mint family, cultivated for
its bright-colored or variegated leaves.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
coleus
n : any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus
having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue
flowers [syn: {flame nettle}]
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