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pointsettia

pointsettia is the misspelling of poinsettia.

Meaning of poinsettia

Noun

poinsettia (plural poinsettias)

  1. A plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, with rather small and insignificant flowers surrounded by large bright red leaves; native to Mexico and Central America and widely cultivated as a garden plant; widely used in Christmas floral displays.
    • Masses of scarlet Poinsettias glowed bravely against the dark green background formed by broad-leafed plantains, whose great tattered leaves rustled with every gust of wind that reached them.1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 22
    Synonyms:
    Christmas star, Mexican flame leaf

Forms of pointsettia

pluralpointsettias

Questions about pointsettia

What is pointsettia the misspelling of?
Pointsettia is the misspelling of poinsettia.

Words near pointsettia in the dictionary

  1. pointscorers
  2. pointscores
  3. pointscoring
  4. pointset
  5. pointsets
  6. pointsettia
  7. pointsettias
  8. pointsman
  9. pointsmen
  10. pointsperson
  11. pointswoman

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