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FIRE-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla
Synonyms:
Euphorbia cyathophora; fire-on-the-mountain; Mexican fire plant; painted leaf
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fire-on-the-mountain" is a kind of...):
spurge (any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice)
Holonyms ("fire-on-the-mountain" is a member of...):
Euphorbia; genus Euphorbia (type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice)
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