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for Argemone Mexicana
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Poppy \Pop"py\, n.; pl. Poppies. [OE. popy, AS. popig, L.
papaver.] (Bot.)
Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy
polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species
({Papaver somniferum) opium is obtained, though all the
species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the
plant. See Illust. of Capsule.
[1913 Webster]
California poppy (Bot.), any yellow-flowered plant of the
genus Eschscholtzia.
Corn poppy. See under Corn.
Horn poppy, or Horned poppy. See under Horn.
Poppy bee (Zool.), a leaf-cutting bee ({Anthocopa
papaveris) which uses pieces cut from poppy petals for
the lining of its cells; -- called also upholsterer bee.
Prickly poppy (Bot.), Argemone Mexicana, a
yellow-flowered plant of the Poppy family, but as prickly
as a thistle.
Poppy seed, the seed the opium poppy ({Papaver
somniferum).
Spatling poppy (Bot.), a species of Silene ({Silene
inflata). See Catchfly.
[1913 Webster] Poppy
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Mexican \Mex"i*can\, prop. a.
Of or pertaining to Mexico or its people. -- n. A native or
inhabitant of Mexico.
[1913 Webster]
Mexican poppy prop. n. (Bot.), a tropical American herb of
the Poppy family ({Argemone Mexicana) with much the look
of a thistle, but having large yellow or white blossoms.
Mexican tea prop. n. (Bot.), an aromatic kind of pigweed
from tropical America ({Chenopodium ambrosioides).
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
Argemone mexicana
n 1: annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers;
southern United States to West Indies and Mexico [syn:
Mexican poppy, Argemone mexicana]
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