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Argemone Mexicana
(gcide) | 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.
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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 |
Argemone Mexicana
(gcide) | Mexican \Mex"i*can\, prop. a.
Of or pertaining to Mexico or its people. -- n. A native or
inhabitant of Mexico.
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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).
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argemone mexicana
(wn) | 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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