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poinsettia

noun
🔊/ˌpɔɪnˈsetiə/
🔊/ˌpɔɪnˈsetiə/
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  1. a tropical plant with large red or pink leaves that grow to look like flowers, often grown indoors in pots一品红；猩猩木
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: modern Latin, named after Joel R. Poinsett (1779–1851), American diplomat and amateur botanist.