Phrase guide

Christmas flower

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Christmas rose (Helleborus species)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An American orchid Cattleya maxima

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: poinsettia, Christmas star, lobster plant, Mexican flameleaf, painted leaf, Euphorbia pulcherrima

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spurge

History

Etymology

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