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AMERICA AS THE "FLOWER OF THE HOLY NIGHT", POINSETTIA... [DOC] [TLE] Annie's Poinsettia Page - Annie's Home Page! [PAR] Has come to be known. As the "Flower of the Holy Night." ... Etymology: New 
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remembered as the diplomat after whom the poinsettia plant was named; studied 
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afraid of marrying Mary and that the son which would be born should be named 
Jesus. .... but in many Latin American countries, it is the three wise men and not 
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la... [DOC] [TLE] The Evening Independent from Massillon, Ohio  Page 16 [PAR] Dec 16, 1975 ... THE PLANT is named for Joel Roberts Poinsett of Charleston, S.C., a U.S. 
statesman who lived from 1779 to 1851 and who went on a ... While there, he 
heard the Mexican legend which told of the origin of "Flower of the Holy Night. ... 
is native to Mexico and Central America and is a popular flowering shrub... [DOC] [TLE] Page 6  The Bronxville Review Press Reporter 1 January 1986 ... [PAR] Jan 1, 1986 ... I have never known of a suitor rejected because of his name, but I suppose this 
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... It is a perennial woody shrub native to Central America and southern ... Leaf 
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... Old Gray, dedicated in 1852, and named for the English poet poet Thomas 
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Christmas Eve). [DOC] [TLE] Joel Roberts Poinsett - Google+ [PAR] This date marks the death of Joel Roberts Poinsett, an American botanist, ... "

Question: Named for a U.S. statesman, it was known in Central America as the "Flower of the Holy Night"
Answer: Poinsettia