| 单词 | indian paintbrush |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIndian paintbrush Indian paintbrush n. any herbaceous plant of the genus Castilleja (family Orobanchaceae), having reddish flower spikes; cf. paintbrush n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > non-British plants or herbs > [noun] > North American > Indian paint-brush painter's brush1869 Indian paintbrush1892 paintbrush1915 1892 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 5 101 Castilleia coccinea..Indian paint-brush. 1923 ‘B. M. Bower’ Parowan Bonanza ii. 21 He plucked a bright red ‘Indian paint brush’ from beside a rock. 1959 Calgary (Alberta) Herald 31 July 10/1 There is no finer feature of the autumn landscape in Alberta..than the roadside aster,..Indian paint brush and wild geranium. 1996 S. King Desperation iii. ii. 416 She slipped her head around the corner, wincing at a blast of wind that ruffled her fur and charged her nose with smells of brome grass and Indian paintbrush and old booze and older brick. 2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 2 Feb. d6/2 In summer, bare spots on the hills are covered in yellow mule ears, lupine and Indian paintbrush. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。