poinsettia
n. 一品红
发音
UK
/ˌpɔɪnˈsɛ.tɪə/
其它
US
/ˌpɔɪnˈsɛ.t(i)ə/
词形变化
poinsettias
复数
poinsettias
别名
poinsetta
pointsettia
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, with rather small and insignificant flowers surrounded by large bright red leaves; native to Mexico and Central America and widely cultivated as a garden plant;; widely used in Christmas floral displays.
一品红
词汇关系
同义词 1
上位词 1
词源
After the obsolete genus name Poinsettia, named after Joel Roberts Poinsett (19th-century US minister to Mexico); equivalent to Poinsett + -ia.
来源：wiktionary