argemone mexicana

3 definitions found

argemone mexicana - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Poppy \Pop"py\, n.; pl. Poppies. [OE. popy, AS. popig, L.
     papaver.] (Bot.)
     Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy
     polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species
     (Papaver somniferum) opium is obtained, though all the
     species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the
     plant. See Illust. of Capsule.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     California poppy (Bot.), any yellow-flowered plant of the
        genus Eschscholtzia.
  
     Corn poppy. See under Corn.
  
     Horn poppy, or Horned poppy. See under Horn.
  
     Poppy bee (Zool.), a leaf-cutting bee (Anthocopa  papaveris
        ) which uses pieces cut from poppy petals for
        the lining of its cells; -- called also upholsterer bee.
        
  
     Prickly poppy (Bot.), Argemone Mexicana, a
        yellow-flowered plant of the Poppy family, but as prickly
        as a thistle.
  
     Poppy seed, the seed the opium poppy (Papaver  somniferum
        ).
  
     Spatling poppy (Bot.), a species of Silene (Silene  inflata
        ). See Catchfly.
        [1913 Webster] Poppy

  Mexican \Mex"i*can\, prop. a.
     Of or pertaining to Mexico or its people. -- n. A native or
     inhabitant of Mexico.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Mexican poppy prop. n. (Bot.), a tropical American herb of
        the Poppy family (Argemone Mexicana) with much the look
        of a thistle, but having large yellow or white blossoms.
        
  
     Mexican tea prop. n. (Bot.), an aromatic kind of pigweed
        from tropical America (Chenopodium ambrosioides).
        [1913 Webster]

argemone mexicana - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Argemone mexicana
      n 1: annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers;
           southern United States to West Indies and Mexico [syn:
           Mexican poppy, Argemone mexicana]