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Meaning of Coleus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkəʊ.li.əs

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية القوليوس (نبات)
Ελληνικά κολεός
Suomi isokirjopeippi värinokkonen
Français coléus

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Coleville colewort colexification colextran coley Coley Park

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