noun
Usage: usually capitalized I
Etymology: indian (II) 2
1. : any of various American plants of the genus Castilleja ; especially : a widely distributed annual or biennial ( C. coccinea ) of the eastern United States that usually has bright scarlet floral bracts — called also painted cup
2. : orange hawkweed
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Indian paintbrush
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