poinsettia
noun/ˌpɔɪnˈsetiə/
/ˌpɔɪnˈsetiə/
- a tropical plant with large red or pink leaves that grow to look like flowers, often grown indoors in potsWord Originmid 19th cent.: modern Latin, named after Joel R. Poinsett (1779–1851), American diplomat and amateur botanist.
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