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bottlebrush

[ bot-l-bruhsh ]

noun

Botany.
  1. any of various trees or shrubs of the myrtle family, especially of the genera Callistemon and Melaleuca, native to Australia and adjacent areas, having spikes of flowers with numerous conspicuous stamens.


bottlebrush

/ ˈɒəˌʌʃ /

noun

  1. a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft, used for cleaning bottles
  2. Also calledcallistemon any of various Australian myrtaceous shrubs or trees of the genera Callistemon and Melaleuca , having dense spikes of large red flowers with protruding brushlike stamens
  3. any of various similar trees or shrubs
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bottlebrush1

1705–15; bottle 1 + brush 1; so called from the resemblance of the flower spike to a brush used for cleaning bottles, with bristles on all sides of a central stem
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