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coleus

(kō′lē əs)

noun

any of a genus (Coleus) of plants of the mint family, native to Africa and the East Indies, grown for their bright-colored leaves

Origin: ModL < Gr koleos, a sheath: so named because of the way in which the stamens are joined

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noun

Any of various Old World herbs of the genus Coleus in the mint family, widely cultivated for their multicolored decorative leaves. Also called flame nettle.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin Coleus, genus name

Origin: , from Greek koleos, sheath (from the way its filaments are joined); see kel-¹ in Indo-European roots

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