painted-cup

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noun

any of several semiparasitic plants of the genus Castilleja, of the figwort family, having highly colored dilated bracts about the flowers.

Also called paintbrush.

Origin:
1780–90

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painted cup
noun
any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts [syn: Indian paintbrush]

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