coleus

Definition of coleus

What does coleus mean?

noun

any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers
- synonym: flame nettle
- more generic: herb / herbaceous plant = a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties
- more specific:
  - Plectranthus amboinicus / Coleus amboinicus / Coleus aromaticus / country borage = an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa
  - Solenostemon scutellarioides / Solenostemon blumei / painted nettle / Coleus blumei / Joseph's coat = perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers
- member of: genus Coleus = genus of Old World tropical plants cultivated for their variegated leaves

Alternative definition

noun

A plant of several species of the Mint family, cultivated for its bright-colored or variegated leaves.

Writings

"Coleus" is a book by Ray Rogers.

also known as "Coleus: rainbow foliage for containers and gardens"

Printed dictionaries and other books with definitions about coleus

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The Gardener, a Magazine of Horticulture and Floriculture (1875)

Still, though the Coleus is a weed to grow, it is not often seen in its true character, but more frequently as a lanky specimen, with only indifferently coloured foliage, in consequence of having been grown in too high a temperature, and in the ...

Integrative Medicine (2012)

by David Rakel

Coleus (Coleus forskohlii) Coleus is a fairly uncommon botanical in the United States, ...

The Encyclopedia of Container Plants (2010)

More Than 500 Outstanding Choices for Gardeners by Ray Rogers, Rob Cardillo

Little-leaved coleus make cute little topiaries, provided you train and trim them following an informed routine. 'Tiny Toes'

Mansfeld's World Manual of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops (2001)

by R. Büttner

Coleus amboinicus Lour., Fl. cochinch. (1790) 372; C. aromaticus Benth. in Wall.,

Rodale's All-New Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening (1992)

The Indispensable Resource for Every Gardener by Fern Marshall Bradley, Barbara W. Ellis

Description: Coleus leaves brighten semi- shady spots with their many hues of green, white, pink, red, yellow, and almost black. Choose from 8" mounded midgets to bushy 2%' giants with pointed, scalloped, lacy, or oaklike leaves.

Encyclopedia of Toxicology, Four-Volume Set

1:476,1:478–9 Coleus blumeiviroid 1 ...

Wyman's Gardening Encyclopedia (1986)

by Donald Wyman

Begonia semperflorens Browallia americana Calendula officinalis Centaurea cineraria Coleus blumei Consolida ambigua Crassula sp. Echeveria species Festuca ovina glauca Muscari botryoides Oxalis bowiei Pelargonium Petunia x hybrida ...

A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients, 7th Edition (2009)

Complete Information About the Harmful and Desirable Ingredients Found in Cosmetics and Cosmeceuticals by Ruth Winter

COLEUS BARBATUS EXTRACT ° An extract of the roots of an herb with large blue flowers. a member of the mint family. Used as a...

COLEUS Oll. ' Coleus oil is an essential oil extracted from the roots of ('oleus lavenders. This species is it ...

The Encyclopaedia Britannica (1888)

a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literature, ninth edition .... Supplement by Thomas Spencer Baynes

COLEUS, a genus of plants of the labiate order, embracing some fifty species, mostly herbaceous, or half-shrubby, though some ...

The Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine Third Edition (2012)

by Michael T. Murray, JOSEPH PIZZORNO

Coleus forskohlii extract may ...

Dictionary of Flavors (2008)

by Dolf De Rovira

Coleus forskohlii Coltsfoot or Tussilago farfara L. (Compositae) Comfrey or Symphytum officinale or Knitbone Coral Cordyceps sinesis Some studies have indicated possible use for Chinese club moss as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease.

An Encyclopaedia of Gardening (2010)

by Walter P. Wright

Coleuses (see Coleus) Cyclamen (see Bulbs) Oiascia (see Annuals) Krancoas (see Francoa) Gerberas (see Gerbera) Gloxinias (see Gloxinia) Grevillea robusta (see Grevillea) Humea elegans {see Humea) ...