eschscholtzia

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eschscholtzia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Eschscholtzia \Esch*scholtz"i*a\, n. [NL. Named after Dr.
     Eschscholtz, a German botanist.] (Bot.)
     A genus of papaveraceous plants, found in California and upon
     the west coast of North America, some species of which
     produce beautiful yellow, orange, rose-colored, or white
     flowers; the California poppy.
     [1913 Webster]

eschscholtzia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Eschscholtzia
      n 1: showy herbs of western North America [syn: Eschscholtzia,
           genus Eschscholtzia]