|
|
Definition of Coleus
1. Noun. Any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Coleus
Specialized synonyms: Coleus Amboinicus, Coleus Aromaticus, Country Borage, Plectranthus Amboinicus, Coleus Blumei, Joseph's Coat, Painted Nettle, Solenostemon Blumei, Solenostemon Scutellarioides
Definition of Coleus
1. n. A plant of several species of the Mint family, cultivated for its bright-colored or variegated leaves.
Definition of Coleus
1. Noun. A plant of several species of the mint family, cultivated for its bright-colored or variegated leaves. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Coleus
1. a tropical plant [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coleus
Literary usage of Coleus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1897)
"The climbers do not root so readily as the shrubby kinds. coleus Natural Order
LABIATE. Genus coleus coleus (Greek, koleos, a sheath, from the filaments of ..."
2. Popular Flowers, and how to Cultivate Them by Edward Sprague Rand (1876)
"coleus. A FEW years ago no one would have thought of including the Co- ...
coleus Gibsoni, also a native of New Caledonia, was introduced by the Messrs. ..."
3. The MAGAZINE of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and (1868)
"... OP coleus.—Amongst the subjects which have been successfully brought under
the influence of the cross-breeder at the Chiswick Garden, a prominent place ..."
4. Seventy-five Popular Flowers, and how to Cultivate Them by Edward Sprague Rand (1870)
"coleus. A FEW years ago no one would have thought of including the Co- ...
coleus Gibsoni, also a native of New Caledonia, was introduced by the Messrs. ..."
5. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1874)
"... surrounded with coleus; a fourth may have a Fuchsia in the center, surrounded
with a medley of Petunias, Begonias, Phlox Drummondii, Perilla, ..."
6. The Florist and Pomologist: A Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits by Robert Hogg (1866)
"Some of these we will now notice more in detail. • As being appropriate to the
bedding-out season, we resume with the coleus ..."
7. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1873)
"... 4 and 8 would clash ; and I do not think the dark-leaved coleus is a suitable
edging for white variegated Geraniums. The contrast is certainly FLOWER ..."
Other Resources:
