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    FLAME NETTLE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowersplay

    Synonyms:

    coleus; flame nettle

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("flame nettle" is a kind of...):

    herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flame nettle"):

    Coleus amboinicus; Coleus aromaticus; country borage; Plectranthus amboinicus (an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus)

    Coleus blumei; Joseph's coat; painted nettle; Solenostemon blumei; Solenostemon scutellarioides (perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Solenostemon)

    Holonyms ("flame nettle" is a member of...):

    genus Coleus (genus of Old World tropical plants cultivated for their variegated leaves; various plants sometimes placed in genera Plectranthus or Solenostemon)

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