Noun: bottlebrush 'bó-t(u)l,brúsh
- A cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles
"She used a bottlebrush to thoroughly clean the narrow-necked vase"
- A shrub or small tree of the genus Callistemon, native to Australia, characterized by its distinctive cylindrical, brush-like flowers that resemble bottle brushes; often used in landscaping for its colourful and unusual blooms
"The bright red flowers of the bottlebrush attracted numerous hummingbirds to the garden"
Derived forms: bottlebrushes
Type of: brush
Encyclopedia: Bottlebrush