Any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts.
1 In his early years he never tasted wine; nor would he drink out of a painted cup .
2 Then she searched among the flowers of the prairie, until she found the blossom of a painted cup .
3 The bright flame of the painted cup and the purple of the asters still lighted up the aisles of the pines in sheltered places.
4 This painted cup shows a symposium (a drinking party) where a wealthy young man reclines, huge drinking cup at his side, to watch a dancer.
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