argemone mexicana

Argemone mexicana
    n 1: annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers;
         southern United States to West Indies and Mexico [syn:
         {Mexican poppy}, {Argemone mexicana}]
    

Poppy \Pop"py\, n.; pl. {Poppies}. [OE. popy, AS. popig, L.
   papaver.] (Bot.)
   Any plant or species of the genus {Papaver}, herbs with showy
   polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species
   ({Papaver somniferum}) opium is obtained, though all the
   species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the
   plant. See Illust. of {Capsule}.
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   {California poppy} (Bot.), any yellow-flowered plant of the
      genus {Eschscholtzia}.

   {Corn poppy}. See under {Corn}.

   {Horn poppy}, or {Horned poppy}. See under {Horn}.

   {Poppy bee} (Zool.), a leaf-cutting bee ({Anthocopa
      papaveris}) which uses pieces cut from poppy petals for
      the lining of its cells; -- called also {upholsterer bee}.
      

   {Prickly poppy} (Bot.), {Argemone Mexicana}, a
      yellow-flowered plant of the Poppy family, but as prickly
      as a thistle.

   {Poppy seed}, the seed the opium poppy ({Papaver
      somniferum}).

   {Spatling poppy} (Bot.), a species of Silene ({Silene
      inflata}). See {Catchfly}.
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Mexican \Mex"i*can\, prop. a.
   Of or pertaining to Mexico or its people. -- n. A native or
   inhabitant of Mexico.
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   {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}).
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