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coleus

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Word definitions for coleus in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers [syn: flame nettle ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A plant of several species of the mint family, cultivated for its bright-colored or variegated leaves.

Usage examples of coleus.

They reminded Dee of the colorful coleus plants that grew in shady nooks of Gran's garden during the summer.

Many of them had fences of whitened stone, and coleus trees and cheerful flowers had been planted in the dooryards and on the median strip dividing the busy high street.

When the coleus leaves were full-grown they would be the size of handkerchiefs or even larger.

The way he tells it, Coleus of Samos was the first Greek to sail out of the Mediterranean into the Atlantic.

The way he tells it, Coleus of Samos was the first Greek to sail out of the Mediterranean into the Atlantic .

Then they came into abnormally sharp focus: gloxinias and begonias, mounded geraniums and chrysanthemums, coleus and baby’s breath, tall nodding roses in red, white, yellow, pink, and clear orange.

A little snarling mud-colored creature thrust a spidery hand from beneath a coleus and grabbed Eddi’s ankle, and she stopped.

Then he carefully watered his two house plants, a traditional coleus and a goldfish bush.