Translation for 'poinsettia' from English to Russian

poinsettia

молочай {м} красивейший [Euphorbia pulcherrima]бот.T

• In 1851, Joel Roberts Poinsett, physician, American statesman and botanist (for whom the poinsettia is named), died while visiting Dr. Anderson. He was buried in the churchyard across the road.
• "Colletotrichum capsici" is a species of fungus and plant pathogen which causes leaf blight on "Chlorophytum borivilianum", basil, chickpea and pepper as well as dieback in pigeonpea and anthracnose in poinsettia.
• "Sphaceloma poinsettiae" is a fungal plant pathogen. It causes poinsettia scab, which is a spot anthracnose disease.
• "Pseudomonas marginalis" is a soil bacterium that can cause soft rots of plant tissues. It infects poinsettia, lettuce, and crucifers (canola, mustard).
• This article is a list of diseases of poinsettia ("Euphorbia pulcherrima").

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• The lake is named for Joel Roberts Poinsett, a diplomat who brought the poinsettia to the United States.
• The ancient Aztecs (ruling tribe in central Mexico at the time of contact with Europe) prized the poinsettia as a symbol of purity.
• Hundreds of millions of plants are propagated via cuttings annually including chrysanthemum, poinsettia, carnation, ornamental shrubs and many houseplants.
• Soon after William was last seen, his sister, Jill Jones returned home without William and had a plastic potted poinsettia in her hand.
• Located in Encinitas, California, with production facilities in Guatemala, Ecke has grown to become the world's largest poinsettia ("christmas star") producer with 50% market share.

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• Examples of this type of bract include those of "Euphorbia pulcherrima" (poinsettia) and "Bougainvillea": both of these have large colourful bracts surrounding much smaller, less colourful flowers.
• A poinsettia cocktail is a mixture of champagne, Cointreau (or Triple Sec), and cranberry juice. It is named after the poinsettia flower, commonly associated with Christmas.