painted leaf

(noun) poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla. Synonyms: fire-on-the-mountain, painted leaf, Mexican fire plant, Euphorbia cyathophora.

(noun) tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers. Synonyms: poinsettia, Christmas star, Christmas flower, lobster plant, Mexican flameleaf, painted leaf, Euphorbia pulcherrima.