noun
tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers
• Syn: ↑California tree poppy, ↑Romneya coulteri
• Member Holonyms: ↑Romneya, ↑genus Romneya
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\\məˈtilēˌhä-\ nounEtymology: Matilija Canyon, Ventura county, California
: a tall branching subshrub (Romneya coulteri) of California and Mexico that is sometimes cultivated in mild climates for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers with yellow centers
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/meuh til"euh hah'/
a tree poppy, Romneya coulteri, of California and Mexico, having thin, paperlike leaves and large, solitary, white flowers.
[1900-05, Amer.; after the Matilija Canyon, Ventura County, California]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.