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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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... the commonly known strawberry geranium, or beefsteak plant. It has a quite unique habit of growth and is best displayed where its numerous runners have a chance to hang down, as from a basket or hanging pot. The runners are easily rooted in soil. There are numerous varieties, with flowers ...

— Gardening Indoors and Under Glass • F. F. Rockwell

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