Christmas star

/ˌkrɪsməs stɑr/
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Other forms: Christmas stars

Definitions of Christmas star
  1. noun
    tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers
    synonyms: Christmas flower, Euphorbia pulcherrima, Mexican flameleaf, lobster plant, painted leaf, poinsettia
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    type of:
    spurge
    any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice
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