indian paintbrush Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers
    butterfly weed; pleurisy root; chigger flower; tuber root; chiggerflower; Asclepias tuberosa; orange milkweed.
  2. noun any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts
    painted cup.

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