coleus

n. 薄荷科植物,锦紫苏

发音

US /ˈkəʊ.li.əs/

词形变化

coleuses 复数 coleuses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of certain plants in the mint family, many used as ornamentals for their colorful, variegated leaves, sometime included in genus Plectranthus (spurflowers), sometimes in their own genus Coleus,

  2. 2.

    Any of certain plants in the mint family, many used as ornamentals for their colorful, variegated leaves, sometime included in genus Plectranthus (spurflowers), sometimes in their own genus Coleus,

    especially, Plectranthus scutellarioides, also known as Coleus scutellarioides and Coleus blumei.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

flame nettle

上位词 1

herb

词源

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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