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POINSETTIA
poinsettia, Christmas star, Christmas flower, lobster plant, Mexican flameleaf, painted leaf, Euphorbia pulcherrima
(noun) tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
poinsettia (plural poinsettias)
A plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, with rather small and insignificant flowers but large brightly coloured leaves.
Synonyms
• (Euphorbia pulcherrima): Christmas star, Mexican flame leaf
Source: Wiktionary
Poin*set"ti*a, n. Etym: [NL. Named after Joel R. Poinsett of South Carolina.] (Bot.)
Definition: A Mexican shrub (Euphorbia pulcherrima) with very large and conspicuous vermilion bracts below the yellowish flowers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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