genus Eschscholtzia

genus Eschscholtzia
noun
showy herbs of western North America
Syn: ↑Eschscholtzia
Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Papaveraceae, ↑family Papaveraceae, ↑poppy family
Member Meronyms: ↑California poppy, ↑Eschscholtzia californica

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Eschscholtzia californica — noun of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers • Syn: ↑California poppy • Hypernyms: ↑poppy • Member Holonyms: ↑Eschscholtzia, ↑genus Eschscholtzia …   Useful english dictionary

  • Eschscholtzia — n. any yellow flowering plant of the genus Eschscholtzia, esp. the Californian poppy (see POPPY). Etymology: J. F. von Eschscholtz, Ger. botanist d. 1831 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Eschscholtzia — Esch*scholtz i*a, n. [NL. Named after Dr. Eschscholtz, a German botanist.] (Bot.) A genus of papaveraceous plants, found in California and upon the west coast of North America, some species of which produce beautiful yellow, orange, rose colored …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • eschscholtzia — /əˈʃɒltsiə/ (say uh sholtseeuh) noun a Californian genus of herbaceous plants, especially Eschscholtzia california, with finely divided glaucous leaves and large bright yellow flowers, saffron coloured in the centre. {named in 1821 by Adelbert… …  

  • Eschscholtzia — Esch·scholt·zia (ə shōltґse ə) a genus of plants of the family Papaveraceae. E. califorґnica Cham. is the California poppy, which is hypnotic and anodyne …   Medical dictionary

  • dilleniid dicot genus — noun genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Hyponyms: ↑Capparis, ↑genus Capparis, ↑genus Cleome, ↑Cleome, ↑C …   Useful english dictionary

  • family Papaveraceae — noun herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits • Syn: ↑Papaveraceae, ↑poppy family • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Rhoeadales, ↑order Rhoeadales, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Papaveraceae — noun herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits • Syn: ↑family Papaveraceae, ↑poppy family • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Rhoeadales, ↑order Rhoeadales, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • poppy family — noun herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits • Syn: ↑Papaveraceae, ↑family Papaveraceae • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Rhoeadales, ↑order Rhoeadales, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • California poppy — noun of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers • Syn: ↑Eschscholtzia californica • Hypernyms: ↑poppy • Member Holonyms: ↑Eschscholtzia, ↑genus Eschscholtzia …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”