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prickly poppy
noun
- any tropical American poppy of the genus Argemone, especially A. mexicana Mexican poppy, having prickly pods and leaves and yellow or white, poppylike flowers.
prickly poppy
noun
- an annual papaveraceous plant, Argemone mexicana, of tropical America, having prickly stems and leaves and large yellow or white flowers
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Word History and Origins
Origin of prickly poppy1
First recorded in 1715–25
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Example Sentences
Replum, the frame of some pods (as of Prickly Poppy and Cress), persistent after the valves fall away.
From Project Gutenberg
The Mexican prickly poppy (Argemone Mexicana) is widely distributed.
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