painted cup

Other forms: painted cups

Definitions of painted cup

1. noun

   any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts
   synonyms: Indian paintbrush

   types:

   Castilleja chromosa, desert paintbrush

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

   Castilleja miniata, giant red paintbrush

   wildflower of western North America having ragged clusters of crimson or scarlet flowers

   Castilleja sessiliflora, great plains paintbrush

   hairy plant with pinkish flowers; Great Plains to northern Mexico

   Castilleja sulphurea, sulfur paintbrush

   plant of moist highland meadows having ragged clusters of pale yellow flowers

   type of:

   wild flower, wildflower

   wild or uncultivated flowering plant