indian paintbrush

Noun indian paintbrush has 2 senses

• indian paintbrush(n = noun.plant) asclepias tuberosa, butterfly weed, chigger flower, chiggerflower, orange milkweed, pleurisy root, tuber root - erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers; Array
is a kind of milkweed, silkweed

• indian paintbrush(n = noun.plant) painted cup - any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts; Array
is a kind of wild flower, wildflower
is a member of castilleia, castilleja, genus castilleia, genus castilleja
has particulars: castilleja chromosa, desert paintbrush, castilleja miniata, giant red paintbrush, castilleja sessiliflora, great plains paintbrush, castilleja sulphurea, sulfur paintbrush