Indian paintbrush
n 1: erect perennial of eastern and southern United States
having showy orange flowers [syn: {butterfly weed}, {orange
milkweed}, {chigger flower}, {chiggerflower}, {pleurisy
root}, {tuber root}, {Indian paintbrush}, {Asclepias
tuberosa}]
2: any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense
spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts [syn:
{Indian paintbrush}, {painted cup}]