English noun: painted leaf | |||
1. | painted leaf (plant) poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla | ||
Synonyms | Euphorbia cyathophora, fire-on-the-mountain, Mexican fire plant | ||
Broader (hypernym) | spurge | ||
Member meronym | Euphorbia, genus Euphorbia | ||
2. | painted leaf (plant) tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers | ||
Synonyms | Christmas flower, Christmas star, Euphorbia pulcherrima, lobster plant, Mexican flameleaf, poinsettia | ||
Broader (hypernym) | spurge | ||
Member meronym | Euphorbia, genus Euphorbia | ||