poinsettia
/pɔɪnˈsetɪə/noun
1- a small Mexican shrub with large showy scarlet bracts surrounding the small yellow flowers, popular as a house plant at Christmas一品红, 猩猩木。
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- Euphorbia (formerly Poinsettia) pulcherrima, family Euphorbiaceae.拉丁名Euphorbia（原Poinsettia） pulcherrima, 大戟科。
词源
mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, named after Joel R. Poinsett （1779-1851）, American diplomat and amateur botanist.