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Poinsettia

‖

Poin-set′ti-a

(poin-sĕt′tĭ-ȧ)

,

Noun.

[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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English

Poinsettia plants

Noun

poinsettia ‎(plural poinsettias)

A plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, with rather small and insignificant flowers but large brightly coloured leaves.

Synonyms

(Euphorbia pulcherrima): Christmas star, Mexican flame leaf

Translations

plant

Arabic:
Chinese:
Mandarin:
Danish: julestjerne c
Dutch: kerstster (nl) f, m
Finnish: joulutähti (fi)
German: Weihnachtsstern (de) m
Icelandic: jólastjarna f
Italian: stella di Natale (it) f

Polish: poinsecja, gwiazda betlejemska
Portuguese: bico-de-papagaio m, poinsétia f
Romanian: steaua Crăciunului f
Russian: пуансе́ттия f ‎(puansɛ́ttija)
Spanish: flor de Pascua f, corona del Inca f (Chile), estrella federal f (Argentina), flor de Nochebuena f (Mexico), papagayo m (Venezuela), pastora f (Costa Rica, Nicaragua). sombrilla japonesa f (Colombia)
Tagalog: paskwa, paskwas
Turkish: Atatürk çiçeği (tr)