"bottlebrush" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bottlebrushes [plural]
Etymology: 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
  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: 14 69 17
  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, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 28 41 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 28 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bottle brush, bottle-brush

Inflected forms

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