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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers;
[syn: coleus, flame nettle]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

coleus n 1: any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers [syn: coleus, flame nettle]