co·le·us  (kō'lē-əs)  n. 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. [New Latin Coleus, genus name, from Greek koleos, sheath (from the way its filaments are joined); see kel-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
| flame nettle n. See coleus. |
| flame nettle | |
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| any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers [syn: coleus] |