noun
annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers; southern United States to West Indies and Mexico
• Syn: ↑Argemone mexicana
• Hypernyms: ↑prickly poppy, ↑argemone, ↑white thistle, ↑devil's fig
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nounUsage: usually capitalized M
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Mexican poppy,
a prickly poppy bearing orange, yellow, or white flowers.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.