JAPANESE POINSETTIA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Japanese poinsettia mean? • JAPANESE POINSETTIA (noun)
The noun JAPANESE POINSETTIA has 1 sense:
1. showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru
Familiarity information: JAPANESE POINSETTIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• JAPANESE POINSETTIA (noun)
Meaning:
Showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Euphorbia heterophylla; Japanese poinsettia; mole plant; paint leaf
Hypernyms ("Japanese poinsettia" is a kind of...):
spurge (any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice)
Holonyms ("Japanese poinsettia" is a member of...):
Euphorbia; genus Euphorbia (type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice)
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