Indian paint

/ˌɪndiən peɪnt/

Other forms: Indian paints

Definitions of Indian paint

1. noun

   perennial North American plant with greyish hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment
   synonyms: Lithospermum canescens, hoary puccoon

   type of:

   herb, herbaceous plant

   a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
2. noun

   European annual with clusters of greenish flowers followed by red pulpy berrylike fruit; naturalized North America
   synonyms: Chenopodium capitatum, strawberry blite, strawberry pigweed

   type of:

   goosefoot

   any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers