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GIANT RED PAINTBRUSH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does giant red paintbrush mean?
• GIANT RED PAINTBRUSH (noun)
The noun GIANT RED PAINTBRUSH has 1 sense:
1. wildflower of western North America having ragged clusters of crimson or scarlet flowers
Familiarity information: GIANT RED PAINTBRUSH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Wildflower of western North America having ragged clusters of crimson or scarlet flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Castilleja miniata; giant red paintbrush
Hypernyms ("giant red 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)
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