transcription, транскрипция: [ pȯin-ˈse-tē-ə, ÷pȯint-, ÷-ˈse-tə ]
noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Joel R. Poinsett died 1851 American diplomat
Date: 1836
: any of several spurges (genus Euphorbia ) with flower clusters subtended by showy involucral bracts ; especially : a showy Mexican and Central American plant ( E. pulcherrima ) with tapering usually scarlet bracts that suggest petals and surround small yellow flowers