SINCE 1828
Saint-Catherine's flower
noun
Saint-Cath·er·ine's flower
| \ -ˈkath(ə)rə̇nz-\
Definition of Saint-Catherine's flower
1
[ so called from the fancied resemblance of the styles to the spikes on Catherine's wheel ]
: love-in-a-mist sense 1
2
: poinsettia
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