DESERT PAINTBRUSH

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does desert paintbrush mean? 

• DESERT PAINTBRUSH (noun)
  The noun DESERT PAINTBRUSH has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: DESERT PAINTBRUSH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DESERT PAINTBRUSH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Castilleja chromosa; desert paintbrush

Hypernyms ("desert paintbrush" is a kind of...):

Indian paintbrush; painted cup (any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts)