单词 | poinsettia |
释义 | 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 after J. R. Poinsett (1799-1851), American minister to Mexico, who discovered the plant there in 1828; see -IA] |
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