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ARCTIC POPPY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arctic poppy mean? 

ARCTIC POPPY (noun)
  The noun ARCTIC POPPY has 1 sense:

1. subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowersplay

  Familiarity information: ARCTIC POPPY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ARCTIC POPPY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

arctic poppy; Iceland poppy; Papaver nudicaule

Hypernyms ("arctic poppy" is a kind of...):

poppy (annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers)

Holonyms ("arctic poppy" is a member of...):

genus Papaver; Papaver (type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs with usually showy flowers)


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