'Castilleia coccinea' definitions:

Definition of 'Castilleia coccinea'

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  • Painted \Paint"ed\, a.
  • 1. Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors. [1913 Webster]
  • As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Nat. Hist.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; painted bunting. [1913 Webster]
  • Painted beauty (Zool.), a handsome American butterfly (Vanessa Huntera), having a variety of bright colors,
  • Painted cup (Bot.), any plant of an American genus of herbs (Castilleia) in which the bracts are usually bright-colored and more showy than the flowers. Castilleia coccinea has brilliantly scarlet bracts, and is common in meadows.
  • Painted finch. See Nonpareil.
  • Painted lady (Zool.), a bright-colored butterfly. See Thistle butterfly.
  • Painted turtle (Zool.), a common American freshwater tortoise (Chrysemys picta), having bright red and yellow markings beneath. [1913 Webster]