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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 flowersplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


PLUME POPPY (noun)


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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