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painted cup in American Englishpainted cup in American Englishnounany of several semiparasitic plants of the genus Castilleja, of the figwort family, having highly colored dilated bracts about the flowers Also called: paintbrush Word origin [1780–90 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1780–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: carbon, classification, dynamics, ego, seep |