painted leaf

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	painted leaf - poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophyllaEuphorbia cyathophora, fire-on-the-mountain, Mexican fire plantEuphorbia, genus Euphorbia - type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juicespurge - any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice
	2.	painted leaf - tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowersChristmas flower, Christmas star, Euphorbia pulcherrima, lobster plant, Mexican flameleaf, poinsettiaEuphorbia, genus Euphorbia - type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juicespurge - any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice