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Pink, white, coral and peach, along with marbled and speckled plants are also available to deck the halls with holiday color. The true flowers are the small yellow "berries," or cyathium, which are in the center of the colorful bracts.
cyathium search for term- n. (Gr. kyathos, cup) a type of inflorescence characteristic of some members of Euphorbiaceae; consisting of a cuplike involucre bearing unisexual flowers; staminate on its inner face, pistillate from the base.
 See also: Flower, Gardening, Produce, Nectar, Inflorescence
  
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