See Also: ballan(dictionary)

poinsettia (oh) and ballan (iou)


poinsettia (oh)



[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Joel R. Poinsett (1775-1851), U.S. diplomat and plant scientist]
a tropical plant with groups of large red or white leaves that look like flowers

ballan (iou)



ballan noun. M18.
[Irish ballan, from ball spot.]
In full ballan wrasse. A wrasse, Labrus bergylta, usu. green or greenish-brown.