| Pronunciation: | | poyn'seteeu
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[n] tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers |
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POINSETTIA is a 10 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | Christmas flower, Christmas star, Euphorbia pulcherrima, lobster plant, Mexican flameleaf, painted leaf |
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| | See Also: | | Euphorbia, genus Euphorbia, spurge |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Poin*set"ti*a\ (poin*s[e^]t"t[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.
Named after Joel R. Poinsett of South Carolina.] (Bot.)
A Mexican shrub ({Euphorbia pulcherrima}) with very large and
conspicuous vermilion bracts below the yellowish flowers.
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