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PLECTRANTHUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does plectranthus mean?
• PLECTRANTHUS (noun)
The noun PLECTRANTHUS has 1 sense:
1. any of various ornamental plants of the genus Plectranthus
Familiarity information: PLECTRANTHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various ornamental plants of the genus Plectranthus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("plectranthus" is a kind of...):
houseplant (any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes)
Holonyms ("plectranthus" is a member of...):
genus Plectranthus (large genus of ornamental flowering plants; includes some plants often placed in the genus Coleus)
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