poinsettia
poinsettia
[ˌpɔɪnˈsɛtɪə]
noun
[ˌpɔɪnˈsɛtɪə]
noun
- a small Mexican shrub with large showy scarlet bracts surrounding the small yellow flowers, popular as a house plant at Christmas
一品红，猩猩木 - Euphorbia formerly Poinsettia pulcherrima, family Euphorbiaceae
拉丁名Euphorbia（原Poinsettia） pulcherrima，大戟科
- mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, named after Joel R. Poinsett (1779–1851), American diplomat and amateur botanist
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