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Coleus in a sentence

Coleus meaning

  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.

Synonyms of Coleus

flame nettle herb herbaceous plant

Related words

Other words often associated with Coleus or its synonyms:

flavouring seasoning flavoring

Using Coleus

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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, | 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, | especially, Plectranthus scutellarioides, also known as Coleus scutellarioides and Coleus blumei.
  • Useful related words include: flame nettle, herb, herbaceous plant.

Context around Coleus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

golden 1×

Often after:

creating 1× begonias 1×

Sentence patterns with Coleus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and golden coleus creating a 1× seeded some coleus begonias and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

i seeded some 1× meteor showers verbena 1×

Common sentence endings:

harmony of color 1× the propagating mat 1×

Words around Coleus

Just before it in the word index:

coleum 2 coletto 2 coletti 4 colette 71 coletta 12 colet 6

Just after it in the word index:

coley 43 coleytown 3 colf 3 colfax 82 colfer 6 colgan 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Coleus

  • In this selection, "coleus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, golden, creating and begonias stand out and add context to how "coleus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and golden coleus creating a and seeded some coleus begonias and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "coleus" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with coleus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I seeded some coleus, begonias and petunias on the propagating mat. (11 words)

Meteor Showers verbena towers above Luscious Marmalade lantana and golden coleus, creating a bed with see-though flowers but also one with triadic harmony of color. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Meteor Showers verbena towers above Luscious Marmalade lantana and golden coleus, creating a bed with see-though flowers but also one with triadic harmony of color. (26 words)

I seeded some coleus, begonias and petunias on the propagating mat. (11 words)

Example sentences (2)

Meteor Showers verbena towers above Luscious Marmalade lantana and golden coleus, creating a bed with see-though flowers but also one with triadic harmony of color.

I seeded some coleus, begonias and petunias on the propagating mat.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "coleus" in a sentence?
An example: "Meteor Showers verbena towers above Luscious Marmalade lantana and golden coleus, creating a bed with see-though flowers but also one with triadic harmony of color." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "coleus" from authentic English texts.
What does "coleus" mean?
Coleus means: 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,
What are synonyms of "coleus"?
Common synonyms of "coleus" include: flame nettle, herb, herbaceous plant.
How many example sentences with "coleus" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "coleus", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.