noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˌpɔɪnˈsɛ.tɪə/
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US:/ˌpɔɪnˈsɛ.t(i)ə/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
A plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, with rather small and insignificant flowers surrounded by large bright red leaves; native to Mexico and Central America and widely cultivated as a garden plant; widely used in Christmas floral displays.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
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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