painted lady

noun6

1. •
   Any of certain cryptic patterned butterflies of genus Vanessa (family Nymphalidae), especially Vanessa cardui.
2. •
   (US) A Victorian house repainted with vibrant colors to accentuate the architectural design, especially in San Francisco, California.
3. •
   (slang, old-fashioned) A prostitute (in reference to their use of makeup).

   • In Cheyenne in 1883, a Dr. W.A. Wyan tried in vain to save painted lady Sallie Talbot. — 2011
4. •
   A painted trillium (Trillium undulatum), a forest wildflower of North America.
5. •
   A flower of the pea family (Gompholobium scabrum), native to southwestern Australia.
6. •
   A sea snail (Phasianella australis).