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bottlebrush
(-brus̸h′)
noun
any of a genus (Callistemon) of shrubs or trees of the myrtle family, having flowers with conspicuous tufts of red or yellow stamens and cultivated in warm climates
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noun
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.
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