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Meaning of "coleus" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COLEUS

From New Latin, from Greek koleos, variant of koleon sheath; from the way in which the stamens are joined.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COLEUS

coleus  [ˈkəʊlɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLEUS

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Coleus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COLEUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

coleus

Coleus

Coleus was a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. In recent classifications, the genus is no longer recognized, and the formerly included species are instead placed in the genera Plectranthus and Solenostemon. Because the type species, Coleus amboinicus is now placed in Plectranthus, Coleus is regarded as a synonym of Plectranthus. The term "coleus" is often used as a common name for species formerly placed in the genus Coleus that are cultivated as ornamental plants, particularly Coleus blumei, which is popular as a garden plant for its brightly colored foliage.

Definition of coleus in the English dictionary

The definition of coleus in the dictionary is any plant of the Old World genus Coleus: cultivated for their variegated leaves, typically marked with red, yellow, or white: family Lamiaceae.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLEUS


alias
ˈeɪlɪəs
Aurelius
ɔːˈriːlɪəs
Delius
ˈdiːlɪəs
Equuleus
ɛˈkwʊlɪəs
golias
ˈɡəʊlɪəs
Heraclius
hɛˈræklɪəs
ileus
ˈɪlɪəs
Lucilius
luːˈsɪlɪəs
malleus
ˈmælɪəs
melancholious
ˌmɛlənˈkəʊlɪəs
micronucleus
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈnjuːklɪəs
nucleus
ˈnjuːklɪəs
Peleus
ˈpɛlɪəs
petroleous
pəˈtrəʊlɪəs
pileus
ˈpaɪlɪəs
punctilious
pʌŋkˈtɪlɪəs
Sibelius
sɪˈbeɪlɪəs
soleus
ˈsɒlɪəs
supercilious
ˌsuːpəˈsɪlɪəs
Vesalius
vɪˈseɪlɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLEUS

coleopteran
coleopterist
coleopterous
coleoptile
coleorhiza
coleorhizae
coleorrhiza
Coleraine
Coleridge
Coleridge-Taylor
coleseed
coleslaw
colessee
colessor
colestipol
Colet
coletit
Colette
colewort
coley

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLEUS

active galactic nucleus
aculeus
aureus
benzene nucleus
crystal nucleus
Deus
kinetonucleus
Linnaeus
macronucleus
Morpheus
Orpheus
Perseus
Piraeus
Prometheus
pronucleus
Proteus
Reus
subnucleus
Thaddeus
Zeus

Synonyms and antonyms of coleus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «coleus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLEUS

Find out the translation of coleus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of coleus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «coleus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

彩叶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

coleo
570 millions of speakers

English

coleus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Coleus
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

القوليوس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колеус
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coleus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

coleus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coleus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Coleus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

coleus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コリウス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이 coleus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Coleus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Coleus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Coleus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉलेस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

coleus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

coleus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Coleus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колеус
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Coleus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

coleus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Coleus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

coleus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

coleus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coleus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLEUS»

The term «coleus» is regularly used and occupies the 86.353 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLEUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «coleus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «coleus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about coleus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLEUS»

Discover the use of coleus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coleus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Coleus: Rainbow Foliage for Containers and Gardens
Coleus are no longer your grandmother's parlor plants. Favorites during the Victorian period, they have made a dramatic comeback.
‎2008
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Medicinal and Aromatic Plants VI: 6
1.1 The Genus Coleus More than 300 species belong to the genus Coleus, a member of the family Lamiaceae. Coleus species are native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Australia, the East Indies, the Malay Archipelago, and the ...
Y.P.S Bajaj, 1994
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The establishment of varieties in Coleus by the selection of ...
1866. Production de varietes par le bouturage. Hort. Francois, 8: 237-240. . 1868. Coleus nouveaux des Anglais. Hort. Francais, 10: 271-274. Hooker, W. J. 1853. Coleus blumei. Curtis's Bot. Mag., m, 9: pi. 4754 (with description) . Hus, Henri.
Arlow Burdette Stout, 1915
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Current Trends in Coleus Aromaticus: An Important Medicinal ...
... micro extraction (SPME) methods. Brieskorn et al., (1977) isolated eight triterpenic acids from the leaves of the South - American lamiaceae Coleus amboinicus Loureiro. 2,3Dihydroxylean-12-en-28-oic acid, 2,3,19-trihydroxyurs- 12-en-28oic ...
Manish Chandra Pathak Iffat Khan, 2013
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Toxicity of Houseplants
SCIENTIFIC NAMES Coleus amboinicus Lour., also known as C. aro- maticus Benth. Coleus hlumei Benth. Coleus hybridus Voss Coleus forskohlii Willd. Coleus thyrsoideus Hook. f. COMMON NAMES For C. hlumei — Flame nettle; Painted ...
Spoerke, Susan C. Smolinske, 1990
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Florida Gardener's Guide
When, Where, and How to Plant Coleus are available at garden centers for yearround planting. Most plantings are made March through October. Coleus can be planted in full sun or part shade in ground beds, container gardens, and planter ...
Tom MacCubbin, Georgia B. Tasker, 2002
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Genetic, Molecular and Breeding Study of Coleus ...
Solenostemon scutellarioides (syn.
Phuong Ngoc Nguyen, 2007
8
Underutilized and Underexploited Horticultural Crops
Crop rotation is also adopted and the root residues and other plant parts are destroyed by burning. Coleus does not have any other major pests or diseases. Harvesting The crop is harvested five months after planting. The maturity is indicated ...
‎2007
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Midwest Cottage Gardening
COLEUS (PAINTED NETTLE) Coleus used to be a nice, but slightly fuddy- duddy , bedding plant often featured in rather mundane public park plantings. It was hard to get excited over coleus. Sharp-eyed plant hybridizers noticed the plant's ...
Frances Manos, 2004
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Greenhouse Gardener's Companion: Growing Food and Flowers in ...
Coleus (Coleus blumei) Coleus is a common, old-fashioned house- plant grown for its intensely colorful leaves. The combinations of red, orange, yellow, purple, and green are every bit as showy as any flower. Coleus can be grown in sJ full ...
Shane Smith, Marjorie C. Leggitt, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLEUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coleus is used in the context of the following news items.
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GROWING GREEN: Introducing near-black blooms into the garden
It's a mixed bag for the annuals – we have leaves such as sweet potato vine, coleus and Alternathera as well as blooms from the viola and fruit ... «HamiltonNews, Jul 15»
2
3000 plants create ladybird design at Loughborough Uni
Included in the design are: 450 Chlorophytum (Spider Plants) for the edging, 550 Begonia Devil Red for the body of the ladybird, 450 Coleus ... «LoughboroughEcho.net, Jul 15»
3
July's gardening to-do list
Penn State Extension explains that annuals, like coleus, marigolds and pansies, must be deadheaded. Likewise, perennials, including bulbs, ... «Farm and Dairy, Jul 15»
4
Broomrape: Invasive, parasitic weed threatens South Texas …
Branched broomrape attacks a wide range of crops, including tomato, bell pepper, potato, eggplant, cabbage, coleus, onion, broad bean, ... «Southwest Farm Press, Jul 15»
5
Three C's of summer foliage color
Gardens in need of perennial foliage color can turn to coleus which in some locations live from year to year. They are often called the clowns of ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»
6
Time to harvest last of the tomatoes
Deadhead the zinnias to keep them in a bloom mode. In the shade, begonias, pentas, caladium and coleus should continue to perform well as ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»
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Eisenhauer yard on Flint Ridge Road named 'Yard of the Week'
There is an explosion of color near the front door in the two large flower pots overflowing with geranium, fern, dahlia, coleus, begonia and ... «Edmond Sun, Jul 15»
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Jukofsky: Revisited tour garden turns magical
A partial list plants would include: pineapple lily, rosemary, blue Salvia, unusual coleus, huge lantana, coral bells, ponytail palm, bearded iris ... «Hilton Head Island Packet, Jul 15»
9
Grateful flowers bloom after deadheading done
sg coleus. Remove the non-showy flowers from plants like this coleus to allow the colorful foliage to be the focus. sg echinacea. Gary Bachman ... «Meridian Star, Jul 15»
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Cameo Club announces Yard of the Month
Impatiens and coleus fill the shady areas. Deep mulching with chopped leaves solve the weed problem. Over the years, they have amended ... «Baxter Bulletin, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Coleus [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/coleus>. Oct 2026 ».
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