Definition of Indian paint

1. Noun. Perennial North American plant with greyish hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment.

Exact synonyms: Hoary Puccoon, Lithospermum Canescens
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Lithospermum, Lithospermum

2. Noun. European annual with clusters of greenish flowers followed by red pulpy berrylike fruit; naturalized North America.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Indian Paint

Indian gum
Indian hemp
Indian ink
Indian lettuce
Indian lotus
Indian madder
Indian mallow
Indian meal
Indian method
Indian millet
Indian monetary unit
Indian mongoose
Indian mulberry
Indian mustard
Indian operation
Indian paint
Indian paintbrush
Indian pangolin
Indian pangolins
Indian pea
Indian pink
Indian pipe
Indian plantain
Indian podophyllum resin
Indian poke
Indian poker
Indian pony
Indian potato
Indian python
Indian race

Literary usage of Indian paint

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

1. Wild Flowers of the North American Mountains by Julia W. Henshaw (1915)
"Red indian paint Brush. 2. C. pallida. Kunth. White indian paint Brush. 3. C. purpurascens. ... Lance-leaved indian paint Brush. 5. C. angustifolia var. ..."

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