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CALIFORNIA POPPY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does California poppy mean? 

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

1. of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowersplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


CALIFORNIA POPPY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

California poppy; Eschscholtzia californica

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

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

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

Eschscholtzia; genus Eschscholtzia (showy herbs of western North America)


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