English noun: beefsteak plant | |||
1. | beefsteak plant (plant) plant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage | ||
Synonyms | Perilla frutescens crispa | ||
Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant | ||
Member meronym | genus Perilla, Perilla | ||
2. | beefsteak plant (plant) South American plant having green to purple or red branches with green to purple ornamental foliage and spikes of insignificant woolly flowers with dry membranous bracts | ||
Synonyms | beef plant, Iresine herbstii, Iresine reticulata | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bloodleaf | ||