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ESCHSCHOLTZIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Eschscholtzia mean?
• ESCHSCHOLTZIA (noun)
The noun ESCHSCHOLTZIA has 1 sense:
1. showy herbs of western North America
Familiarity information: ESCHSCHOLTZIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Showy herbs of western North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Eschscholtzia; genus Eschscholtzia
Hypernyms ("Eschscholtzia" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "Eschscholtzia"):
California poppy; Eschscholtzia californica (of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers)
Holonyms ("Eschscholtzia" is a member of...):
family Papaveraceae; Papaveraceae; poppy family (herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits)
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