poinsettia
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英语
[编辑]词源
[编辑]名取自弃用属名Poinsettia,取自乔尔·罗伯茨·波因塞特(一位19世纪美国驻墨西哥外交使节),等价于Poinsett + -ia。
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[编辑]名词
[编辑]poinsettia (複數 poinsettias)
- 一品红(Euphorbia pulcherrima)
- 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia,第 22 頁:
- Masses of scarlet Poinsettias glowed bravely against the dark green background formed by broad-leafed plantains, whose great tattered leaves rustled with every gust of wind that reached them.
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近义词
[编辑]- (一品红): Christmas star、Mexican flame leaf