plectranthus amboinicus

1. 1.

   an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus

   Synonymscountry borageColeus aromaticusColeus amboinicus

   Broadercoleus

Questions about plectranthus amboinicus

What does plectranthus amboinicus mean?

plectranthus amboinicus means "an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus".

What is another word for plectranthus amboinicus?

Close synonyms include country borage, Coleus aromaticus, Coleus amboinicus. 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 plectranthus amboinicus a common word?

plectranthus amboinicus 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.