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CALIFORNIA POPPY

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Dictionary entry overview: What does California poppy mean?

• CALIFORNIA POPPY (noun)
The noun CALIFORNIA POPPY has 1 sense:

1. of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers

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

Dictionary entry details

• CALIFORNIA POPPY (noun)

Sense 1

California poppy ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

California poppy; Eschscholtzia californica

Hypernyms ("California poppy" is a kind of...):

poppy (annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers)

Holonyms ("California poppy" is a member of...):

Eschscholtzia; genus Eschscholtzia (showy herbs of western North America)

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