See poinsettia on Wiktionary
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"roman": "poo-pǎn",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "โพผัน"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "sɔ̌ɔng-rʉ́-duu",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "สองฤดู"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "Atatürk çiçeği"
}
],
"word": "poinsettia"
}
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