Mexican poppy

Mexican poppy
Mexican Mex"i*can, prop. a. Of or pertaining to Mexico or its people. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Mexico. [1913 Webster]

{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}). [1913 Webster]


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  • Mexican poppy — may refer to: Hunnemannia species Argemone mexicana This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the l …   Wikipedia

  • Mexican 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)

  • Mexican-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)

  • Mexican poppy — noun annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers; southern United States to West Indies and Mexico • Syn: ↑Argemone mexicana • Hypernyms: ↑prickly poppy, ↑argemone, ↑white thistle, ↑devil s fig * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mexican poppy. — See under prickly poppy. [1840 50, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Mexican poppy. — See under prickly poppy. [1840 50, Amer.] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mexican poppy — /mɛksɪkən ˈpɒpi/ (say meksikuhn popee) noun a tall, prickly weed, Argemone mexicana, from Mexico, with bluish coloured leaves and stems, and pale yellow flowers …  

  • Mexican — Mex i*can, prop. a. Of or pertaining to Mexico or its people. n. A native or inhabitant of Mexico. [1913 Webster] {Mexican poppy} prop. n. (Bot.), a tropical American herb of the Poppy family ({Argemone Mexicana}) with much the look of a thistle …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mexican tea — Mexican Mex i*can, prop. a. Of or pertaining to Mexico or its people. n. A native or inhabitant of Mexico. [1913 Webster] {Mexican poppy} prop. n. (Bot.), a tropical American herb of the Poppy family ({Argemone Mexicana}) with much the look of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mexican 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)

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