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}]