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noun
Any member of the genus Castilleja of herbaceous perennial plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: paintbrush
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noun
Gaillardia pulchella, a flowering plant of southern US, from Arizona to Florida, and northern Mexico.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: firewheel, Indian blanket, sundance
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noun
Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), of eastern North America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Orange hawkweed (Pilosella aurantiaca, syn. Hieracium aurantiacum)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Hieracium spp. (certain hawkweeds).
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noun
any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: painted cup
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wildflower, wild flower
Narrower terms: desert paintbrush, Castilleja chromosa, giant red paintbrush, Castilleja miniata, great plains paintbrush, Castilleja sessiliflora, sulfur paintbrush, Castilleja sulphurea
noun
erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: butterfly weed, orange milkweed, chigger flower, chiggerflower, pleurisy root, tuber root, Asclepias tuberosa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: milkweed, silkweed
History
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