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/bˈifstˌeɪk plænt/ Listen

Beefsteak plant

noun

Plant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage. Synonym: Perilla frutescens crispa.

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.

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Words linked to "Beefsteak plant" : bloodleaf, herbaceous plant, Iresine reticulata, herb, genus Perilla, Perilla, Perilla frutescens crispa, beef plant, Iresine herbstii