poinsettian.

Brit.

/pɔɪnˈsɛtɪə/, U.S.

/pɔɪnˈsɛd(i)ə/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Poinsettia.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Poinsettia, genus name (R. Graham 1836, in Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 20 412) < the name of J. R. Poinsett (1779–1851), U.S. minister to Mexico + scientific Latin -ia -ia suffix¹.

Any of various shrubby plants of the former genus Poinsettia (now included in Euphorbia), native to Central America and the southern United States and having prominent, usually brightly coloured bracts surrounding the small flowers; spec. Euphorbia (formerly Poinsettia) pulcherrima, which has bright red (occasionally pink or white) bracts and is cultivated as a house plant, esp. for display at Christmas. Formerly also (in form Poinsettia): the genus itself.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > spurges and allies > [noun]

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Jew bush1830

candelabrum1834

poinsettia1836

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > non-British flowers > of south or tropical America

marvel of Peru1597

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alonsoa1812

gloxinia1816

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butterfly plant1825

petunia1825

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > spurges and allies > [adjective]

poinsettia1964

1836 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 63 3493 (heading) Showy Poinsettia.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 911/1 Poinsettia has..been recently reunited with Euphorbia.

1871 C. Kingsley At Last I. iv. 144 What is this that hangs over into the road, some fifteen feet in height..? What but the Poinsettia, paltry scions of which..adorn our hothouses and dinner-tables.

1883 H. W. V. Stuart Egypt 3 Over the rubbish..still waved magnificent poinsettias and oleander trees.

1947 K. Tennant Lost Haven vii. 99 The town on the slope was aflame with red poinsettias.

1964 ‘R. Macdonald’ in H. Waugh Merchants of Menace (1969) 78 Plaster painted adobe color, poinsettia-red curtains.

1984 T. F. Niehaus Field Guide Southwestern & Texas Wildflowers 74 Green Poinsettia Euphorbia dentata. Note the white bases of the green, poinsettia-like floral leaves around greenish flowers.

1988 Gardening Now Feb. 27/1 Poinsettias are now a traditional part of Christmas.

2002 Trav. Afr. Winter 19/1 Spectacular aloes in bloom in the highlands, poinsettia adding a brilliant splash of red.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	poinsettia
释义	poinsettian. Brit. /pɔɪnˈsɛtɪə/, U.S. /pɔɪnˈsɛd(i)ə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Poinsettia. Etymology: < scientific Latin Poinsettia, genus name (R. Graham 1836, in Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 20 412) < the name of J. R. Poinsett (1779–1851), U.S. minister to Mexico + scientific Latin -ia -ia suffix¹. Any of various shrubby plants of the former genus Poinsettia (now included in Euphorbia), native to Central America and the southern United States and having prominent, usually brightly coloured bracts surrounding the small flowers; spec. Euphorbia (formerly Poinsettia) pulcherrima, which has bright red (occasionally pink or white) bracts and is cultivated as a house plant, esp. for display at Christmas. Formerly also (in form Poinsettia): the genus itself. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > spurges and allies > [noun] physic nut1657 milk-bush1696 milk-tree1698 poison-bush1740 jatropha1754 milky-hedge1773 milk hedge1780 chandelier plant1827 Jew bush1830 candelabrum1834 poinsettia1836 slipper-plant1848 coquillo1851 zebra poison1871 oil tree1879 picture-tree1885 slipper spurs1887 monkey fiddle1913 milk plant1965 stringwood- the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > non-British flowers > of south or tropical America marvel of Peru1597 flower of the night1665 world's wonder1706 butterfly flower1731 mirabilis1754 four o'clock flower1756 bastard mustard1759 Browallia1782 bastard plantain1796 cleome1806 alonsoa1812 gloxinia1816 schizanthus1823 butterfly plant1825 petunia1825 sinningia1826 salpiglossis1827 mask flower1834 poinsettia1836 guaco1844 spiderwort1846 mist flower1848 balisier1858 spider flower1861 sun plant1862 eucharis1866 pretty-by-night1869 Rocky Mountain bee plant1870 urn-flower1891 tulip-poppy1909 smithiantha1917 poor man's orchid1922 ten o'clock1953 tiger-iris- the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > spurges and allies > [adjective] poinsettia1964 1836 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 63 3493 (heading) Showy Poinsettia. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 911/1 Poinsettia has..been recently reunited with Euphorbia. 1871 C. Kingsley At Last I. iv. 144 What is this that hangs over into the road, some fifteen feet in height..? What but the Poinsettia, paltry scions of which..adorn our hothouses and dinner-tables. 1883 H. W. V. Stuart Egypt 3 Over the rubbish..still waved magnificent poinsettias and oleander trees. 1947 K. Tennant Lost Haven vii. 99 The town on the slope was aflame with red poinsettias. 1964 ‘R. Macdonald’ in H. Waugh Merchants of Menace (1969) 78 Plaster painted adobe color, poinsettia-red curtains. 1984 T. F. Niehaus Field Guide Southwestern & Texas Wildflowers 74 Green Poinsettia Euphorbia dentata. Note the white bases of the green, poinsettia-like floral leaves around greenish flowers. 1988 Gardening Now Feb. 27/1 Poinsettias are now a traditional part of Christmas. 2002 Trav. Afr. Winter 19/1 Spectacular aloes in bloom in the highlands, poinsettia adding a brilliant splash of red. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1836
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