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poinsettia noun. M19.
[mod. Latin (see below), from J. R. Poinsett (1779-1851), US diplomat and amateur botanist: see -IA1.]
A shrubby Central American spurge, Euphorbia (formerly Poinsettia) pulcherrima, having large scarlet bracts surrounding small greenish-yellow flowers, much cultivated (esp. at Christmas) as a house-plant.