Indian paintbrush


Indian paintbrush

noun

Definition of INDIAN PAINTBRUSH

1
: any of a genus (Castilleja) of herbaceous plants of the snapdragon family that have brightly colored bracts —called also painted cup

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First Known Use of INDIAN PAINTBRUSH

circa 1892

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