"Indian paintbrush" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Indian paintbrushes [plural]
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  1. Any member of the genus Castilleja of herbaceous perennial plants. Synonyms: paintbrush Hyponyms (Castilleja): harsh Indian paintbrush (taxonomic: Castilleja hispida) Translations (Castilleja): dahiitį́hídą́ą́ʼtsoh (Navajo)
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  2. Gaillardia pulchella, a flowering plant of southern US, from Arizona to Florida, and northern Mexico. Synonyms: firewheel, Indian blanket, sundance Translations (Gaillardia pulchella): tsísʼnádą́ą́ʼ (Navajo)
    Sense id: en-Indian_paintbrush-en-noun-rWbi4VRV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Navajo translations, Composites Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 18 34 30 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 18 32 29 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 18 32 27 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 17 21 31 25 6 Disambiguation of Composites: 17 43 18 15 7 Disambiguation of 'Gaillardia pulchella': 3 63 13 18 3
  3. Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), of eastern North America.
    Sense id: en-Indian_paintbrush-en-noun-xf9p5u5q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Navajo translations, Dogbane family plants, Flowers, Parasites Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 18 34 30 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 18 32 29 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 18 32 27 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 17 21 31 25 6 Disambiguation of Dogbane family plants: 17 19 40 21 3 Disambiguation of Flowers: 20 21 33 21 6 Disambiguation of Parasites: 15 22 42 14 7
  4. Orange hawkweed (Pilosella aurantiaca, syn. Hieracium aurantiacum)
    Sense id: en-Indian_paintbrush-en-noun-jG7EA21n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Navajo translations, Cichorieae tribe plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 18 34 30 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 23 26 38 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 18 32 29 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 18 32 27 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 17 21 31 25 6 Disambiguation of Cichorieae tribe plants: 18 8 16 43 14
  5. Hieracium spp. (certain hawkweeds).
    Sense id: en-Indian_paintbrush-en-noun-eShrFLMh
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