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Indian paintbrush

Indian paintbrush noun: any member of the genus Castilleja of herbaceous perennial plants.

Noun

Indian paintbrush (plural Indian paintbrushes)

  1. Any member of the genus Castilleja of herbaceous perennial plants.
    • Webb and Veikko watched across a meadow of larkspur and Indian paintbrush, and behind them a little creek rushed down the hillside.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 107
    Synonyms:
    paintbrush
  2. Gaillardia pulchella, a flowering plant of southern US, from Arizona to Florida, and northern Mexico.
  3. Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), of eastern North America.
  4. Orange hawkweed (Pilosella aurantiaca, syn. Hieracium aurantiacum)
  5. Hieracium spp. (certain hawkweeds).

Synonyms of Indian paintbrush

Forms of Indian paintbrush

pluralIndian paintbrushes

Questions about Indian paintbrush

What does Indian paintbrush mean?
Indian paintbrush means any member of the genus Castilleja of herbaceous perennial plants.
What part of speech is Indian paintbrush?
Indian paintbrush is a noun.
What is the plural of Indian paintbrush?
The plural of Indian paintbrush is Indian paintbrushes.

Words near Indian paintbrush in the dictionary

  1. Indian oxen
  2. Indian paint pot
  3. Indian paint pots
  4. Indian paint rock
  5. Indian paint rocks
  6. Indian paintbrush
  7. Indian paintbrushes
  8. Indian paintpot
  9. Indian paintpots
  10. Indian pangolin
  11. Indian pangolins

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