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PLUME POPPY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does plume poppy mean?
• PLUME POPPY (noun)
The noun PLUME POPPY has 1 sense:
1. herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers
Familiarity information: PLUME POPPY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bocconia; Macleaya cordata; plume poppy
Hypernyms ("plume poppy" is a kind of...):
poppy (annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers)
Holonyms ("plume poppy" is a member of...):
genus Macleaya; Macleaya (a perennial herb of eastern Asia: plume poppy)
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