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coleus

co·leus

UK/ˈkəʊ.li.əs/ US/ˈkoʊliʌs/ uncommon

noun

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

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From the genus name translingual Coleus, from Latin coleus, from Ancient Greek κολεός (koleós, “sheath”) in reference to the manner in which the stamens are united.

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