plume poppy

plume poppy
noun
herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers
Syn: ↑bocconia, ↑Macleaya cordata
Hypernyms: ↑poppy
Member Holonyms: ↑Macleaya, ↑genus Macleaya

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noun
: any of several Asiatic herbs of the genus Macleaya (especially M. cordata) widely cultivated for the showy plumy panicles of flowers

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plume poppy noun
The popular name for any plant of the genus Macleaya, hardy, very tall flowering perennials of the Papaveraceae
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Main Entry:plume

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plume poppy,
a showy plant of the poppy family, native to China and Japan, often cultivated in garden borders; tree celandine.

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  • plume-poppy — krūminis aguonmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Aguoninių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Bocconia frutescens), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Bocconia frutescens angl. plume poppy; tree celandine… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • plume-poppy — širdiškoji maklėja statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Aguoninių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Macleaya cordata), paplitęs rytų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Macleaya cordata angl. plume poppy; tree celandine šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių kalbos… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • plume-poppy — smulkiavaisė maklėja statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Aguoninių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Macleaya microcarpa), paplitęs rytų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Macleaya microcarpa angl. plume poppy; tree celandine šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • poppy — poppylike, adj. /pop ee/, n., pl. poppies for 1, 2, 4 7. 1. any plant of the genus Papaver, having showy, usually red flowers. Cf. poppy family. 2. any of several related or similar plants, as the California poppy or the prickly poppy. 3. an… …   Universalium

  • Macleaya — noun a perennial herb of eastern Asia: plume poppy • Syn: ↑genus Macleaya • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Papaveraceae, ↑family Papaveraceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • tree celandine — noun small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple tinted green flowers • Syn: ↑bocconia, ↑Bocconia frutescens • Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Bocconia …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Macleaya — noun a perennial herb of eastern Asia: plume poppy • Syn: ↑Macleaya • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Papaveraceae, ↑family Papaveraceae, ↑poppy …   Useful english dictionary

  • bocconia — noun 1. herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers • Syn: ↑plume poppy, ↑Macleaya cordata • Hypernyms: ↑poppy • Member Holonyms: ↑Macleaya, ↑genus Macleaya …   Useful english dictionary

  • Macleaya cordata — noun herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers • Syn: ↑plume poppy, ↑bocconia • Hypernyms: ↑poppy • Member Holonyms: ↑Macleaya, ↑genus Macleaya …   Useful english dictionary

  • Macleaya — Macleaya, prop. n. (Bot.) A genus of East Asian perennial herbs including the plume poppy. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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