Definition of Poinsetia

Definition of Poinsetia

||Poin*set"ti*a (poin*s&ebreve;t"t&ibreve;*&adot;), 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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

A plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, with rather small and insignificant flowers but large brightly coloured leaves.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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