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ROMNEYA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Romneya mean? 

ROMNEYA (noun)
  The noun ROMNEYA has 1 sense:

1. one species: matilija poppyplay

  Familiarity information: ROMNEYA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ROMNEYA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

One species: matilija poppy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Romneya; Romneya

Hypernyms ("Romneya" is a kind of...):

dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Meronyms (members of "Romneya"):

California tree poppy; matilija poppy; Romneya coulteri (tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers)

Holonyms ("Romneya" 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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