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Bloody Nose
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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any of various wild flowers, Castilleja sp., having bright scarlet to orangey floral bracts.
See: Indian paint-brush
Quotations
1910
The Castillo [Castilleja] is a hot-hued flower. The whites call it "Indian's Paint Brush," but the Indians call it "Bloody Nose."