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bocconia

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: bocconia

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herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers
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n
small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: bocconia
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n herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers

Synonyms:
Macleaya cordata, plume poppy
Type of:
poppy
annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
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n small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers

Synonyms:
Bocconia frutescens, tree celandine
Type of:
angiospermous tree, flowering tree
any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
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