painted leaf
n 1: poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often
confused with Euphorbia heterophylla [syn: fire-on-the-mountain,
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,
Euphorbia pulcherrima]