poinsettia
nounHow many syllables in poinsettia?
There are 3 syllables in the word poinsettia.How to pronounce poinsettia:
Definition of poinsettia:
- poinsettia (noun):
- any of several spurges (genus euphorbia) with flower clusters subtended by showy involucral bracts
- tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers.
- a showy mexican and central american plant (e. pulcherrima) with tapering usually scarlet bracts that suggest petals and surround small yellow flowers
Synonyms for poinsettia:
christmas flower
christmas star
euphorbia
euphorbia pulcherrima
genus euphorbia
lobster plant
mexican flameleaf
painted leaf
spurge
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