poinsettia

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pɔɪnˈsɛtiə/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɔɪnˈsɛtiə, -ˈsɛtə/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(poin set′ē ə, -set′ə)

poin•set•ti•a n. [countable], pl. -ti•as.

Plant Biologya plant originally from Mexico and Central America, having very bright scarlet, pink, or white leaves.

poin•set•ti•a n.

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

Neo-Latin, named after J. R. Poinsett (1799–1851), American minister to Mexico, who discovered the plant there in 1828; see -ia
1830–40

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poinsettia /pɔɪnˈsɛtɪə/ n

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

Etymology: 19th Century: 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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