prickly poppy
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Prickly poppy — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prickly poppy — ☆ prickly poppy n. any of a genus (Argemone) of plants of the poppy family, with prickly leaves and yellow juice … English World dictionary
prickly-poppy — meksikinė argemona statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Aguoninių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas (Argemone mexicana), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Argemone mexicana angl. goatweed; yellow thistle; yellow thistle; Mexican… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
prickly poppy — argemona statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Aguoninių (Papaveraceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Argemone). atitikmenys: lot. Argemone angl. prickly poppy vok. Distelmohn; Stachelmohn rus. аргемоне lenk. argemone … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
prickly poppy — any tropical American poppy of the genus Argemone, esp. A. mexicana (Mexican poppy), having prickly pods and leaves and yellow or white, poppylike flowers. [1715 25] * * * ▪ plant also called argemony any of approximately 30 species of… … Universalium
prickly poppy — noun 1. any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America • Syn: ↑argemone, ↑white thistle, ↑devil s fig • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • … Useful english dictionary
prickly poppy — noun Date: 1724 any of a genus (Argemone) of plants of the poppy family with white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and fruits … New Collegiate Dictionary
prickly poppy — prick′ly pop′py n. pln any plant of the genus Argemone, of the poppy family, having prickly pods and yellow or white flowers … From formal English to slang
prickly poppy — /prɪkli ˈpɒpi/ (say priklee popee) noun 1. a tropical American herb, Argemone mexicana, having spiny leaves and yellow flowers, now naturalised in other warm parts of the world and believed to have medicinal properties. 2. a native poppy of… …
Prickly poppy — Argemone (E) … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
