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Noun: bottlebrush  'bó-t(u)l,brúsh
  1. A cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles
    "She used a bottlebrush to thoroughly clean the narrow-necked vase"
     
  2. 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