poinsettia
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˌpɔɪnˈsɛ.tɪə/
  • (America) IPA: /ˌpɔɪnˈsɛ.ɾ(i)ə/
Noun

poinsettia (plural poinsettias)

  1. A plant, ll mul, with rather small and insignificant flowers but large brightly coloured leaves.
Synonyms Translations
  • German: Weihnachtsstern
  • Italian: stella di Natale
  • Portuguese: bico-de-papagaio, poinsétia
  • Russian: пуансе́ттия
  • Spanish: flor de Pascua, corona del Inca f (Chile), estrella federal f (Argentina), flor de Nochebuena f (Mexico), papagayo m (Venezuela), pastora f (Costa Rica). sombrilla japonesa f (Colombia), nochebuena (Mexico)



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