"bottlebrush" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bottlebrushes [plural], bottle brush [alternative], bottle-brush [alternative]
Etymology: From bottle + brush. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bottle|brush}} bottle + brush Head templates: {{en-noun}} bottlebrush (plural bottlebrushes)
  1. A cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles.
    Sense id: en-bottlebrush-en-noun-nldfDqXa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 37 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 39 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 42 22
  2. Any of various trees or shrubs of the myrtle family, especially of the genera Callistemon and Melaleuca, native to Australia and adjacent areas, having spikes of flowers with numerous conspicuous stamens. Categories (lifeform): Myrtle family plants
    Sense id: en-bottlebrush-en-noun-FwuROw3l Disambiguation of Myrtle family plants: 19 66 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 37 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 39 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 42 22
  3. An uncommon cave formation resulting from a rise in water level such that a stalactite becomes immersed in water that is supersaturated with calcium carbonate, causing the stalactite to become coated with pool spar.
    Sense id: en-bottlebrush-en-noun-Y-foM5xl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 37 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 39 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 42 22

Inflected forms

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