poinsettia

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The poinsettia is a short-day or long-night plant.

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  1. noun A tropical American shrub (Euphorbia pulcherrima) that has showy, usually scarlet bracts beneath the small yellow flowerlike inflorescences.

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  • Kirk picked up a poinsettia-decorated cocktail napkin from the stack left on the coffee table. —  ABC Amber LIT Converter
  • By leaning forward I detected a gleam of reflection from behind one spreading poinsettia, and rested, satisfied. —  Jade Woman - Jonathan Gash - Lovejoy 12
  • And then came a big gust of wind, everything went down and we had poinsettia stems all over the front yard. —  News for InsideNova.com
  • The poinsettia is a short-day or long-night plant. —  azcentral.com | news
  • NewGarden Q & A: Use 2-step process to trim poinsettia —  Firstcoastnews.com Local News
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  1. New Latin, after Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779-1851), American diplomat.
 

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