(Gen.); match-ma-can (Adelaide) [see quot.] n. a plant: 1978 Match-me-if-you-can (Acalypha wilkesina var. macafeana). Grown as an ornamental shrub, Acalypha is noted for its brilliantly coloured leaves, of which it is said no two have identical markings . .. worn on the sole of the shoe for cure of a cold (Higgs 7). 1979 The leaves of match-me-if-you-can are crushed slightly and . . for headaches, applied across the forehead and tied with a piece of cloth (Levarity 17). (Gen.)