Matilija poppy

Matilija poppy
/meuh til"euh hah'/
a tree poppy, Romneya coulteri, of California and Mexico, having thin, paperlike leaves and large, solitary, white flowers.
[1900-05, Amer.; after the Matilija Canyon, Ventura County, California]

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  • California tree poppy — noun tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers • Syn: ↑matilija poppy, ↑Romneya coulteri • Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex • Member Holonyms: ↑Romneya, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • tree poppy — noun evergreen shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico often cultivated for its fragrant golden yellow flowers • Syn: ↑bush poppy • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑Dendromecon, ↑genus Dendromecon * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • Romneya — Matilija Poppy Matilija poppy flower and flower bud. Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

  • Romneya — n. any shrub of the genus Romneya, bearing poppy like flowers. Etymology: T. Romney Robinson, Brit. astronomer d. 1882 * * * noun one species: matilija poppy • Syn: ↑genus Romneya • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus …   Useful english dictionary

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