poinsettia
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poinsettia
- /ˌpɔɪnˈsɛ.tɪə/ UK
- /ˌpɔɪnˈsɛ.t(i)ə/ US
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After the obsolete genus name Poinsettia, named after Joel Roberts Poinsett (19th-century US minister to Mexico); equivalent to Poinsett + -ia.
noun poinsettias
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A plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, with rather small and insignificant flowers surrounded by large bright red leaves; native to Mexico and Central America and widely cultivated as a garden plant; widely used in Christmas floral displays.
Masses of scarlet Poinsettias glowed bravely against the dark green background formed by broad-leafed plantains, whose great tattered leaves rustled with every gust of wind that reached them.
Similar: Christmas star, Mexican flame leaf
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noun plant
| Español | flor de Pascua, corona del Inca, estrella federal, flor de Nochebuena, papagayo, pastora f. sombrilla japonesa |
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| 한국어 | 포인세티아 poinsetia |
| 中文 | 一品紅 /一品红 yīpǐnhóng |
| Português | bico-de-papagaio, poinsétia |
| Deutsch | Weihnachtsstern |
| Italiano | stella di Natale |
| Română | steaua Crăciunului, crăciuniță |
| Русский | пуансе́ттия puansɛ́ttija |
| Tiếng Việt | trạng nguyên |
| العربية | بنت القنسول |
Talk about this word "poinsettia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/poinsettia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. poinsettia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/poinsettia "poinsettia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/poinsettia.Cite this
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title = {poinsettia},
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year = {2026},
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