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argemone

noun

any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America

• Syn: ↑prickly poppy, ↑white thistle, ↑devil's fig

• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant

• Hyponyms: ↑Mexican poppy, ↑Argemone mexicana

• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Argemone

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\\ärˈjemənē; ˈäjəˌmōnē, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, wind rose (Papaver argemone), from Greek argemōnē

1. capitalized : a genus of American herbs (family Papaveraceae) having yellow sap, prickly leaves, and showy white or yellow flowers — see prickly poppy

2. -s : a plant of the genus Argemone

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argemone /är-je-mōˈnē/

noun

A plant of the prickly poppy genus Argemone, with showy white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves

ORIGIN: Gr argemōnē a kind of poppy

Useful english dictionary. 2012.