Poinsettia

[,pɒɪn'setɪə] or [,pɔɪn'sɛtɪə]

(noun.) tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers.

Editor: Megan--From WordNet

(n.) A Mexican shrub (Euphorbia pulcherrima) with very large and conspicuous vermilion bracts below the yellowish flowers.

Editor: Sidney