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NOUN: “a showy Mexican and Central American plant (E. pulcherrima) with tapering usually scarlet bracts that suggest petals and surround small yellow flowers” Crossword Clue Answer is…
Answer: POINSETTIA
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Clue & Answer Definitions
- TAPERING (adjective)
- becoming gradually narrower
- gradually decreasing until little remains
- TAPERING (noun)
- the act of gradually lowering the size or amount
- POINSETTIA (noun)
- tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers
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