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

synonyms: Christmas star, Euphorbia pulcherrima, lobster plant, Mexican flameleaf, painted leaf, poinsettia.

Dutch: kerstster
Polish: gwiazda betlejemska, wilczomlecz nadobny, poinsecja nadobna, poinsecja