poin·set·tia /pɔɪnˈsɛtiə, &dɪvɪdɛ;pɔɪnt, &dɪvɪdɛ;ˈsɛtə/
狌狌木
Poin·set·ti·a n. Bot. A Mexican shrub (Euphorbia pulcherrima) with very large and conspicuous vermilion bracts below the yellowish flowers.
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poinsettia
n : tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy
tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding
small yellow flowers [syn: Christmas star, Christmas
flower, lobster plant, Mexican flameleaf, painted
leaf, Euphorbia pulcherrima]