Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,907,631,387 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

bottlebrush

   Also found in: Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.02 sec.
bot·tle·brush  (btl-brsh)
n.
Any of various Australian shrubs or trees of the genera Callistemon and Melaleuca, having densely flowered, cylindrical spikes with numerous, long, protruding stamens that suggest a brush used to clean bottles.
bottlebrush [ˈbɒtəlˌbrʌʃ]
n
1. (Engineering / Tools) a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft, used for cleaning bottles
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called callistemon 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various similar trees or shrubs
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bottlebrush - a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottlesbottlebrush - a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles
brush - an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
Those trees should be under-planted with woodies like serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis), bottlebrush buckeye (Aesculus parviflora), arrow-wood (Viburnum dentatum), hazelnut (Corylus americanus), and blueberries (Vaccinium spp).
A call for backyard biodiversity: acclaimed author and ecologist ... by Tallamy, Douglas / American Forests
They also will be surrounded by more than 1,100 shrubs (including dramatic and less-common varieties such as bottlebrush buckeye) and nearly 13,000 individual groundcover plants (such as ferns, heuchera, sedges, and ajuga).
Stars of summer descend on St. Louis: can the National League's ... by Barrett, Wayne M. / USA Today (Magazine)
Palm and bottlebrush trees worked to give the morning garden a sense of private enclosure, while azaleas, seasonal flowers, and boxwoods created gentle ornamental touches and alternating shades of light and dark ground cover that maintained the French theme of the landscape.
French Morning Garden Landscaping Project by Jeff Halper / Home improvement and landscaping community
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.