Noun has 2 senses

• indian paintbrush(n = noun.plant) asclepias tuberosa, butterfly weed, chigger flower, chiggerflower, orange milkweed, pleurisy root, tuber root - erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers;


• indian paintbrush(n = noun.plant) painted cup - any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts;