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poinsettia (n.)
from the genus name (1836), Modern Latin, in recognition of Joel R.
Poinsett
(1779-1851), U.S. ambassador to Mexico, who is said to have brought the plant to the attention of botanists, + abstract noun ending
-ia
.
