The description can be set on the Field Configuration, which in turn is assigned to issue types in a Field Configuration Scheme – So yes you can.
https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiracloud/associating-field-behavior-with-issue-types-776636450.html
Thanks for your reference on this. I realized I'd never responded. I'd figured it out on my own shortly before this. Cheers.
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