English Dictionary

poinsettia

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌpɔɪnˈsɛ.tɪə/

名詞

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.

日本語の意味

メキシコおよび中央アメリカ原産の、Euphorbia pulcherrimaという学名を持つ植物。 / 小さな花の周りに大きく鮮やかな赤い葉が付き、観賞用として広く栽培される。

She placed a poinsettia on the mantelpiece, its large red bracts making the whole room feel festive despite the tiny inconspicuous flowers at its center.

彼女はマントルピースにポインセチアを置き、その大きく鮮やかな赤い苞葉が中央の小さく目立たない花にもかかわらず部屋全体を華やかにしていた。

意味（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.

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.

poinsettias （ plural ）