Poinsettia

/ˌpɔɪnˈsɛ.t(i)ə/

Synonyms for "poinsettia" (12 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
euphorbia pulcherrimabractschristmas flower

Strong matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
christmas starcolored bractseuphorbia

Related words (6)

Noun(6 words)
lobster plantmexican flameleafmilky sapnochebuenapainted leafsap

Related word relations

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More general

8 entries
angiospermflowering plantphytotoxinplantplant partplant toxinspurgevegetative structure

More specific

9 entries
JubilationPrestigeWinter Rosegastrointestinal upsetlatex toxicitypink bractsred bractsskin irritationwhite bracts

Collocations

6 entries
Euphorbia pulcherrimapoinsettia bractspoinsettia carepoinsettia cultivarpoinsettia plantred poinsettia

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

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Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Another plant that many people connect with Christmas is the poinsettia. Poinsettias are native to Mexico. They can be white or pink, but most are bright red. They are named after the first American ambassador to Mexico. Joel Poinsett liked them enough to send some back to the United States.

Source: tatoeba (12258909)

Masses of scarlet Poinsettias glowed bravely against the dark green background formed by broad-leafed plantains, whose great tattered leaves rustled with every gust of wind that reached them.

Source: wiktionary

“So red,” she said of the poinsettias behind Florencia, which Jacquie didn’t even like because of how even the real ones look fake.

Source: wiktionary

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