PAINTED LEAF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does painted leaf mean? 

• PAINTED LEAF (noun)
  The noun PAINTED LEAF has 2 senses:

1. poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla

2. tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers

  Familiarity information: PAINTED LEAF used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PAINTED LEAF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Euphorbia cyathophora; fire-on-the-mountain; Mexican fire plant; painted leaf

Hypernyms ("painted leaf" is a kind of...):

spurge (any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice)

Holonyms ("painted leaf" is a member of...):

Euphorbia; genus Euphorbia (type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Christmas flower; Christmas star; Euphorbia pulcherrima; lobster plant; Mexican flameleaf; painted leaf; poinsettia

Hypernyms ("painted leaf" is a kind of...):

spurge (any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice)

Holonyms ("painted leaf" is a member of...):

Euphorbia; genus Euphorbia (type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice)