1. most common paintbrush of western United States dry lands; having erect stems ending in dense spikes of bright orange to red flowers; [syn: desert paintbrush, Castilleja chromosa]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Castilleja chromosa
n 1: most common paintbrush of western United States dry lands;
having erect stems ending in dense spikes of bright orange
to red flowers [syn: desert paintbrush, Castilleja
chromosa]