单词 | flame nettle |
释义 | flame nettle (extremely rare) n WORD FAMILY flame nettle n any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers Syn|Hypo|Hyper coleus Coleus amboinicus, Coleus aromaticus, Plectranthus amboinicus, country borage an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus Coleus blumei, Joseph's coat, Solenostemon blumei, Solenostemon scutellarioides, painted nettleperennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Solenostemon herb, herbaceous plant a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests |
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