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poinsettia
/ˌpɔɪnˈsɛ.t(i)ə/
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What does poinsettia mean?
noun
- A plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, with rather small and insignificant flowers surrounded by large bright red leaves; native to Mexico and Central America and widely cultivated as a garden plant; widely used in Christmas floral displays.
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Bombay, however, was rich in hedges of poinsettia, and they serve as an introduction to the goldmore's glory.
Residences all along, set in the midst of green lawns with shrubs and generally one or two intensely red outbursts of poinsettia—the flaming splotch of blinding red a stunning contrast with the world of surrounding green.