poinsettia

poin·set·ti·a

 (poin-sĕt′ē-ə, -sĕt′ə)

n.

A shrub (Euphorbia pulcherrima) native to Mexico that has a cluster of small yellow flowers surrounded by showy, usually scarlet petal-like bracts.

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[New Latin, after Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779-1851), American diplomat who sent samples of the plant to the United States while in Mexico.]

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poinsettia

(pɔɪnˈsɛtɪə)

n

(Plants) a euphorbiaceous shrub, Euphorbia (or Poinsettia) pulcherrima, of Mexico and Central America, widely cultivated for its showy scarlet bracts, which resemble petals

[C19: New Latin, from the name of J. P. Poinsett (1799–1851), US Minister to Mexico, who introduced it to the US]

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poin•set•ti•a

(pɔɪnˈsɛt i ə, -ˈsɛt ə)

n., pl. -ti•as.

a plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, of the spurge family, native to Mexico and Central America, having variously lobed leaves and brilliant scarlet, pink, or white petallike bracts.

[< New Latin (1836), after J. R. Poinsett (1799–1851), U.S. minister to Mexico, who discovered the plant there in 1828; see -ia]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

poinsettia - tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers Christmas flower, Christmas star, Euphorbia pulcherrima, lobster plant, Mexican flameleaf, painted leaf Euphorbia, genus Euphorbia - type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice spurge - any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice

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Translations

Weihnachtsstern

poinsezia

poinsettia

[pɔɪnˈsetɪə] N → flor f de pascua

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poinsettia

[pɔɪnˈsɛtiə] n → poinsettia m

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poinsettia

n → Weihnachtsstern m, → Poinsettia f (spec)

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