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A plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, with rather small and insignificant flowers but large brightly coloured leaves.Syn: Christmas star, Mexican flame leaf
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poinsettia — [ pwɛ̃setja ] n. m. • mil. XIXe; poinsettie 1836; de Poinsett, botaniste amér. ♦ Plante ornementale (euphorbiacées) à bractées rouges, roses ou blanches en bouquets. ● poinsettia nom masculin Euphorbe ornementale souvent cultivée dans les jardins … Encyclopédie Universelle
Poinsettia — Poin*set ti*a (poin*s[e^]t t[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL. Named after Joel R. Poinsett of South Carolina.] (Bot.) A Mexican shrub ({Euphorbia pulcherrima}) with very large and conspicuous vermilion bracts below the yellowish flowers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poinsettĭa — (P. Grah.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Euphorbiaceae, benannt nach M. Poisette, welcher Mexico bereiste; Art: P. pulcherrima, in Mexico, Strauch, bei uns im Warmhause; P. albida ist nur eine Varietät davon … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
poinsettia — (n.) genus name, 1836, Modern Latin, in recognition of Joel R. Poinsett (1779 1851), U.S. ambassador to Mexico, who is said to have brought the plant to the attention of botanists … Etymology dictionary
poinsettia — ► NOUN ▪ a small shrub with large showy scarlet bracts surrounding the small yellow flowers. ORIGIN named after the American diplomat and botanist Joel R. Poinsett (1779 1851) … English terms dictionary
poinsettia — ☆ poinsettia [poin set′ə, poinset′ē ə ] n. [ModL, after Joel R. Poinsett (1779 1851), U.S. ambassador to Mexico] a Mexican and Central American plant (Euphorbia pulcherrima) of the spurge family, with yellow flowers surrounded by tapering red… … English World dictionary
Poinsettia — Poinsettia … Wikipédia en Français
poinsettia — /poyn set ee euh, set euh/, n. a plant, Euphorbia (Poinsettia) pulcherrima, of the spurge family, native to Mexico and Central America, having variously lobed leaves and brilliant scarlet, pink, or white petallike bracts. [1830 40; < NL, named… … Universalium
Poinsettia — The poinsettia is a genus of tropical American herbs and woody plants with inconspicuous yellow leaves and tapering bright red flowers. Especially popular around Christmas, the plants were brought from Mexico to the United States by a South… … Dictionary of eponyms
poinsettia — puošniausioji karpažolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Karpažolinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Euphorbia pulcherrima), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Euphorbia pulcherrima angl. Christmas… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
poinsettia — po·in·sèt·tia s.f. TS bot. pianta del sottogenere Poinsettia, erbacea, con infiorescenze disposte in cime circondate da vistose brattee vivacemente colorate, originaria del continente americano | con iniz. maiusc., in alcune classificazioni,… … Dizionario italiano
