bottlebrush
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Any of various evergreen ornamental shrubs or small trees of the genus Callistemon (family Myrtaceae), native to Australia and widely cultivated in warm climates for their striking, cylindrical spikes of brightly colored crimson, pink, or yellow blossoms with prominent, bristly stamens that resemble a brush used for cleaning bottles.
"Crimson bottlebrushes lined the sunny driveway, attracting dozens of honeybees and nectar-feeding birds to their bristly red blooms."
A cleaning brush featuring stiff bristles arranged radially around a long, twisted wire handle, designed specifically to reach and scrub the inside of narrow-necked bottles, jars, or laboratory glassware.
"She used a narrow bottlebrush and warm soapy water to scrub the residue from the bottom of the glass carafe."
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