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- noun Common misspelling of
poinsettia .
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Examples
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Praises to the realistic "poinsetta" in the same moment of bewilderment over the pedantic 3-syllable notation of licorice, though both the - iss and the - ish forms are given.
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Last stop was this morning at teleflora. com for a poinsetta order.
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Go akk-akk-akk aftur sniffin teh ded leeves fawlin off teh poinsetta.
My cute innocent face - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Making Christmas lists and plastic poinsetta earrings.
martinaa Diary Entry martinaa 2003
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Gay as the bold poinsetta is, and the burden of pepper trees,
Kansas Women in Literature Nettie Garmer Barker
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There are also gardens for all the gorgeous flowers of Java: the frangipani, the wax-white, gold-centered flower of the dead, the red and yellow lantanas, the scarlet poinsetta, the crimson bougainvillea, and others in bewildering variety.
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Gay as the bold poinsetta is, and the burden of pepper trees,
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The American Society of Florists says that the poinsetta plant has been tested for toxicity more than any other consumer plant.
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In 1919 a US officer's two year old son from what people claimed poinsetta poisoning.
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The American Society of Florists says that the poinsetta plant has been tested for toxicity more than any other consumer plant.
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