painted cup

painted cup
any of several semiparasitic plants of the genus Castilleja, of the figwort family, having highly colored dilated bracts about the flowers. Also called paintbrush.
[1780-90]

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  • painted cup — ☆ painted cup n. INDIAN PAINTBRUSH …   English World dictionary

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  • painted cup — noun Date: 1787 Indian paintbrush 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • painted cup — noun any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts • Syn: ↑Indian paintbrush • Hypernyms: ↑wildflower, ↑wild flower • Hyponyms: ↑desert paintbrush, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Painted turtle — Painted Paint ed, a. 1. Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors. [1913 Webster] As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. (Nat. Hist.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; painted… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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