poinsettia

See also Poinsettia

English

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Etymology

After the obsolete genus name Poinsettia, named after Joel Roberts Poinsett (19th-century US minister to Mexico).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌpɔɪnˈsɛ.tɪə/
• (US) IPA: /ˌpɔɪnˈsɛ.ɾ(i)ə/

Noun

poinsettia (plural poinsettias)

1. 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

• Dutch: kerstster f and m
• Finnish: joulutähti (fi)
• German: Weihnachtsstern (de) m
• Icelandic: jólastjarna (is) f
• Italian: stella di Natale (it) f

• Polish: poinsecja, gwiazda betlejemska
• Romanian: steaua Crăciunului (ro) f
• 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)