painted leaf
n 1: poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often
confused with Euphorbia heterophylla [syn: {fire-on-the-
mountain}, {painted leaf}, {Mexican fire plant}, {Euphorbia
cyathophora}]
2: tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy
tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small
yellow flowers [syn: {poinsettia}, {Christmas star},
{Christmas flower}, {lobster plant}, {Mexican flameleaf},
{painted leaf}, {Euphorbia pulcherrima}]