Bottlebrush

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  • noun. Any of various Australian shrubs or trees of the genus Callistemon, having dense cylindrical spikes of flowers with long stamens that resemble a brush used to clean bottles.
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  • noun. a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles.
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  • noun. Any of various trees or shrubs of the myrtle family, especially of the genera Callistemon and Melaleuca, native to Australia and adjacent areas, having spikes of flowers with numerous conspicuous stamens.
  • noun. A cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles.
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  • noun. a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles
    • Word Usage
    "I used them in the Nativity with old lace, bottlebrush trees, pearls, and vintage cardboard houses, together with topiaries made of dried hydrangeas and Spanish moss."
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