SOLENOSTEMON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Solenostemon mean? 

• SOLENOSTEMON (noun)
  The noun SOLENOSTEMON has 1 sense:

1. genus of shrubby often succulent herbs of tropical Africa and Asia; includes some plants often placed in genus Coleus

  Familiarity information: SOLENOSTEMON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOLENOSTEMON (noun)

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Meaning:

Genus of shrubby often succulent herbs of tropical Africa and Asia; includes some plants often placed in genus Coleus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Solenostemon; Solenostemon

Hypernyms ("Solenostemon" is a kind of...):

asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)

Holonyms ("Solenostemon" is a member of...):

family Labiatae; family Lamiaceae; Labiatae; Lamiaceae; mint family (a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary)