poinsettia
/poin-set-ee-uh, -set-uh/US // pɔɪnˈsɛt i ə, -ˈsɛt ə //UK // (pɔɪnˈsɛtɪə) //
一品红,一品红,圣诞花,诗篇
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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- : a plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, of the spurge family, native to Mexico and Central America, having variously lobed leaves and brilliant scarlet, pink, or white petallike bracts.
Examples
However, things went sour quickly at her Poinsettia Place apartment.
In October 2010, she moved into a $1,195 per month one-bedroom apartment on Poinsettia Place in Hollywood.
It is used with pineapple and cherries in the preparation of poinsettia salad, which is illustrated in Fig. 11.
Poinsettia pulcherrima is also worthy of particular attention as a noble ornamental flower at this season.
Each little garden flames with red poinsettia, purple convolvulus, and yellow daisies.
While a bright red is extremely lovely, a black poinsettia is equally effective.
The petals of this blossom are also pasted to a lining, the poinsettia making a beautiful ornament.
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