poinsettia

参见：Poinsettia

英语

Poinsettia plants

词源

名取自弃用属名Poinsettia，取自乔尔·罗伯茨·波因塞特（一位19世纪美国驻墨西哥外交使节），等价于Poinsett +‎ -ia。

发音

• (英国) 国际音标^(帮助): /ˌpɔɪnˈsɛ.tɪə/
• (美国) 国际音标^(帮助): /ˌpɔɪnˈsɛ.t(i)ə/

名词

poinsettia (复数 poinsettias)

1. 一品红（Euphorbia pulcherrima）
   • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia，第 22 页:

     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.

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近义词

• (一品红)： Christmas star、Mexican flame leaf