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- noun Plural form of
poinsettia .
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Examples
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Marijuana, like chrysanthemums and poinsettias, is spurred to flower by the shorter days of late summer.
Boutique buds: What underground mom-and-pop growers did while we debated legalization Adrian Higgins 2010
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They also said they tested this because apparently a bunch of kids ate poinsettias, which is also confusing.
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Everyone in ten-cent store calls them "poinsettias," but named after J.R. Poinsett.
Pipefuls Christopher Morley 1923
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Plants with milky sap such as poinsettias need their stems seared as soon as you cut them.
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Plants with milky sap such as poinsettias need their stems seared as soon as you cut them.
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Holiday poinsettias are as much a part of the Christmas fabric as the Nativity scene or the traditional wreaths.
Ponytail palm, croton and dwarf poinciana: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico 2009
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Holiday poinsettias are as much a part of the Christmas fabric as the Nativity scene or the traditional wreaths.
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Contrary to popular belief, poinsettias are not considered toxic when consumed in small amounts.
Holiday Hazards 2010
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They're boys, wearing red sweaters and flanked by poinsettias on either side — a Christmas portrait.
1999, what I wanted Angela Lutz 2011
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I believe they did change the flowers in the front to poinsettias, but otherwise there was no deliberate decorating — I regret to inform you that all the flowers were fake.
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