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Mexican poppy

DEFINITIONS OF: Mexican poppy

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n annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers; southern United States to West Indies and Mexico

Synonyms:
Argemone mexicana
Type of:
argemone, devil's fig, prickly poppy, white thistle
any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America
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