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painted nettle

DEFINITIONS OF: painted nettle

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n 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

Synonyms:
Coleus blumei, Joseph's coat, Solenostemon blumei, Solenostemon scutellarioides
Type of:
coleus, flame nettle
any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers
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