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UK
/pɔɪnsˈɛtiə/
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[ US /ˌpɔɪnˈsɛˌtiə/ ]
[ US /ˌpɔɪnˈsɛˌtiə/ ]
NOUN
- tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers
How To Use poinsettia In A Sentence
- A Hedge of hibiscus, ixora, and poinsettia to keep pigs out and provide nectar. 4 Operating a Butterfly Farm
- The chancel was gaudy with color - white and red poinsettia, the lush green of their leaves. FAMILY PICTURES
- And remember to get your poinsettias and your Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti ready for well-timed holiday color.
- A daytime temp of around 65 degrees and nights around 60 degrees will provide perfect conditions for your poinsettia.
- The large room was ornamented with holly branches, poinsettias, wreaths, and candles.
- I'm writing so that, hopefully, you can alert your readers to the very real danger of these flowers and also other various plants which are poisonous to cats, particularly poinsettias and spider plants.
- Poinsettia, cyclamen and azaleas, along with many other seasonal favourites, are available in shops and garden centres everywhere at this time of year.
- The poinsettia is a Euphorbia, a succulent from the arid regions of Central America. Christian Science Monitor | All Stories
- Show up with a gift -- It doesn't have to be anything elaborate, but a plate of cookies, a poinsettia plant, or a holiday stew can really touch a griever. Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW: How to Console a Grieving Friend During the Holidays
- It belongs to the very large Euphorbia family along with other popular ornamental plants such as poinsettias and crotons.