Definition of Desert paintbrush

1. Noun. Most common paintbrush of western United States dry lands; having erect stems ending in dense spikes of bright orange to red flowers.

Exact synonyms: Castilleja Chromosa
Generic synonyms: Indian Paintbrush, Painted Cup

Lexicographical Neighbors of Desert Paintbrush

desert boot
desert cat
desert cats
desert climate
desert fever
desert four o'clock
desert hare
desert hares
desert holly
desert iguana
desert island
desert islands
desert lynx
desert mariposa tulip
desert olive
desert paintbrush (current term)
desert pavement
desert pavements
desert pea
desert plant
desert plume
desert rat
desert rheumatism
desert rose
desert sand verbena
desert selaginella
desert soil
desert soils
desert sore
desert sunflower

Literary usage of Desert paintbrush

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Wild Land Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium: Proceedings edited by Bruce A. Roundy, E. Durant McArthur, Jennifer S. Hayley, David K. Mann (1996)
"... buckwheat-centered plots and carbonate plots without this species (Table 8). Six herb species, Arabis pulchra, desert paintbrush, ..."

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