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matilija poppy

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Ma⋅til⋅i⋅ja pop⋅py

[muh-til-uh-hah]
–noun
a tree poppy, Romneya coulteri, of California and Mexico, having thin, paperlike leaves and large, solitary, white flowers.

Origin:
1900–05, Americanism; after the Matilija Canyon, Ventura County, California
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ma·til·i·ja poppy   (mə-tĭl'ē-hä')   
n.  A subshrub (Romneya coulteri) of California and Baja California, having large, solitary white flowers with yellow centers.

[After Matilija Canyon in southwest California.]
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