beefsteak plant

Pronunciation:			'beef`steyk plant
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	Definition:		[n]  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 [n]  plant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage
	Synonyms:		beef plant, Iresine herbstii, Iresine reticulata, Perilla frutescens crispa
	See Also:		bloodleaf, genus Perilla, herb, herbaceous plant, Perilla