painted cup

Noun painted cup has 1 sense

• painted cup(n = noun.plant) indian paintbrush - any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts;
is a kind of wild flower, wildflower
is a member of castilleia, castilleja, genus castilleia, genus castilleja
has particulars: castilleja chromosa, desert paintbrush, castilleja miniata, giant red paintbrush, castilleja sessiliflora, great plains paintbrush, castilleja sulphurea, sulfur paintbrush