POINSETTIA
\pɔ͡ɪnsˈɛti͡ə], \pɔɪnsˈɛtiə], \p_ɔɪ_n_s_ˈɛ_t_iə]\
Definitions of POINSETTIA
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tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers
By Princeton University
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.