Indian paintbrush

/ˌɪndiən ˌpeɪntˈbrʌʃ/

Definitions of Indian paintbrush

1. noun

   any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts
   synonyms: painted cup

   types:

   Castilleja chromosa, desert paintbrush

   most common paintbrush of western United States dry lands; having erect stems ending in dense spikes of bright orange to red flowers

   Castilleja miniata, giant red paintbrush

   wildflower of western North America having ragged clusters of crimson or scarlet flowers

   Castilleja sessiliflora, great plains paintbrush

   hairy plant with pinkish flowers; Great Plains to northern Mexico

   Castilleja sulphurea, sulfur paintbrush

   plant of moist highland meadows having ragged clusters of pale yellow flowers

   type of:

   wild flower, wildflower

   wild or uncultivated flowering plant
2. noun

   erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers
   synonyms: Asclepias tuberosa, butterfly weed, chigger flower, chiggerflower, orange milkweed, pleurisy root, tuber root

   type of:

   milkweed, silkweed

   any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts