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poinsettia

noun

tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers

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Word length
10
Starts with
P
Ends with
A
Contains
OI
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˌpɔɪnˈsɛ.tɪə

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Definitions

noun

  1. tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers

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