Coleus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]