Hamelia patens n 1: handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil [syn: {scarlet bush}, {scarlet hamelia}, {coloradillo}, {Hamelia patens}, {Hamelia erecta}]
coloradillo \coloradillo\ n. a handsome shrub ({Hamelia patens}) with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; it grows from Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil. Syn: scarlet bush, scarlet hamelia, {Hamelia patens}, Hamelia erecta. [WordNet 1.5]