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poinsettia

Main Entry:: poin·set·tia
Pronunciation:: \pȯin-ˈse-tē-ə, ÷pȯint-, ÷-ˈse-tə\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: New Latin, from Joel R. Poinsett died 1851 American diplomat
Date:: 1836

: any of several spurges (genus Euphorbia) with flower clusters subtended by showy involucral bracts; especially : a showy Mexican and Central American plant (East pulcherrima) with tapering usually scarlet bracts that suggest petals and surround small yellow flowers

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