poinsetta or poinsettia

Those showy plants that appear in the stores around Christmas are “poinsettias,” named after American diplomat John R. Poinsett who introduced them into the US from Mexico. The Latin ending “-ia” is seldom pronounced as spelled, but that’s no justification for misspelling the word as “poinsetta.”

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Definitions

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• n  tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers

News & Articles

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• Lansdale American Legion post looking to increase poinsettia outreach program
  At its peak, the annual Christmas poinsettia outreach program, organized by the American Legion William E. Hare Post 206, in Lansdale, included 30 Gold Star Mothers, according to Lynn Starrett, a member of the post’s ladies auxiliary.
  June 13, 2013 - North Penn Life
• Lansdale American Legion post looking to increase poinsettia outreach program
  At its peak, the annual Christmas poinsettia outreach program, organized by the American Legion William E. Hare Post 206, in Lansdale, included 30 Gold Star Mothers, according to Lynn Starrett, a member of the post’s ladies auxiliary.
  June 13, 2013 - North Penn Life