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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: poinsettiaOne entry found. Main Entry: poin·set·tia Pronunciation: \pȯin-ˈse-tē-ə, ÷pȯint-, ÷-ˈse-tə\ Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from Joel R. Poinsett †1851 American diplomat Date: 1836 : any of several spurges (genus Euphorbia) with flower clusters subtended by showy involucral bracts; especially : a showy Mexican and Central American plant (E. pulcherrima) with tapering usually scarlet bracts that suggest petals and surround small yellow flowers 
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