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painted leaf
  1. n. 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]