devil's paintbrush

devil's paintbrush
noun Date: 1900 orange hawkweed; broadly any of various hawkweeds that are naturalized weeds in the eastern United States

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  • devil's paintbrush — noun N. Amer. the European orange hawkweed, which has become naturalized in North America. [Hieracium aurantiacum.] …   English new terms dictionary

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