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# poinsettia

noun (a poinsettia, poinsettias)

«poinsettia» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A plant from Mexico with large bright red (or pink or white) leaves around small yellow flowers, popular at Christmas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poinsettia/#m1)

### In the lessons

An everyday and festive word: poinsettias decorate homes, churches and shops at Christmas. In science lessons, the red parts are not petals but special leaves called bracts. Named after Joel Poinsett, a US ambassador to Mexico.

### Examples

- We bought a poinsettia for the Christmas table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poinsettia/#x1)
- The red parts of a poinsettia are leaves, not petals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poinsettia/#x2)
- Poinsettias come from Mexico. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poinsettia/#x3)
- The church was decorated with red poinsettias. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poinsettia/#x4)
- Keep a poinsettia warm and away from draughts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poinsettia/#x5)
- In Mexico the poinsettia is called the Christmas Eve flower. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poinsettia/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Spelling trap: p-o-i-n-s-e-t-t-i-a; many people say «poin-SET-a». A myth: poinsettias are often said to be deadly to children and pets; they can cause an upset stomach or skin rash but are not deadly. Still, do not eat them.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «poinsettia» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poinsettia/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«poinsettia» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poinsettia.html) on Mova free.