POINSETTIAS Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word poinsettias. (close relations)
Definition of POINSETTIAS
Best Alternative Words for POINSETTIAS
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christmas flower | nounn | |||||||
noun • tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers | ||||||||
flower | nounn | |||||||
noun • a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms • reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts • the period of greatest prosperity or productivity verb • produce or yield flowers | ||||||||
plant | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • buildings for carrying on industrial labor • (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion • an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience • something planted secretly for discovery by another verb • put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground • fix or set securely or deeply • set up or lay the groundwork for • place into a river • place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive • put firmly in the mind | ||||||||
christmas star | nounn | |||||||
noun • tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers | ||||||||
euphorbia pulcherrima | nounn | |||||||
noun • tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers | ||||||||
lobster plant | nounn | |||||||
noun • tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers | ||||||||
mexican flameleaf | nounn | |||||||
noun • tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers | ||||||||
painted leaf | ||||||||
noun • poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla • tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers |