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Noun: painted nettle
  1. Perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large usually bright-coloured or blotched leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Solenostemon
    - Joseph's coat, Coleus blumei, Solenostemon blumei, Solenostemon scutellarioides

Derived forms: painted nettles

Type of: coleus, flame nettle

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