bottlebrush
noun
bot·tle·brush
ˈbä-tᵊl-ˌbrəsh 
: any of a genus (Callistemon) of Australian trees and shrubs of the myrtle family widely cultivated in warm regions especially for their spikes of brightly colored flowers
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What all bottlebrush varieties have in common is their fast growth rate.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 10 June 2025
Step 4: Scrub the Feeder Use a bottlebrush dipped in the soapy water to scrub the feeder inside and out.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2025
Varieties include bottlebrush, red maple and pink crape myrtle.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
The setting sun illuminates the palms, the pomegranate and fig trees, and the glowing scarlet bottlebrush flowers of a Melaleuca viminalis tree.
—Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2024
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 10 June 2025
Step 4: Scrub the Feeder Use a bottlebrush dipped in the soapy water to scrub the feeder inside and out.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2025
Varieties include bottlebrush, red maple and pink crape myrtle.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
The setting sun illuminates the palms, the pomegranate and fig trees, and the glowing scarlet bottlebrush flowers of a Melaleuca viminalis tree.
—Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Bottlebrush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottlebrush. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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