coleus blumei

1. 1.

   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

   Synonymspainted nettleJoseph's coatSolenostemon blumeiSolenostemon scutellarioides

   Broadercoleus

Questions about coleus blumei

What does coleus blumei mean?

coleus blumei means "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".

What is another word for coleus blumei?

Close synonyms include painted nettle, Joseph's coat, Solenostemon blumei, Solenostemon scutellarioides. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is coleus blumei a common word?

coleus blumei is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.