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ARGEMONE MEXICANA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Argemone mexicana mean?
• ARGEMONE MEXICANA (noun)
The noun ARGEMONE MEXICANA has 1 sense:
1. annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers; southern United States to West Indies and Mexico
Familiarity information: ARGEMONE MEXICANA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers; southern United States to West Indies and Mexico
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Argemone mexicana; Mexican poppy
Hypernyms ("Argemone mexicana" is a kind of...):
argemone; devil's fig; prickly poppy; white thistle (any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America)
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