| NOUN | plant | prickly poppy, argemone, white thistle, devil's fig | any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods |
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| plant | prickly poppy, Papaver argemone | annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruit |
| Meaning | 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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| Synonyms | argemone, white thistle, devil's fig | |
| Member of | genus Argemone | prickly poppies |
| Narrower | Mexican poppy, Argemone mexicana | annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
| Spanish | argemone | |
| Catalan | argemone | |
| Meaning | annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruit. | |
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| Synonym | Papaver argemone | |
| Member of | Papaver, genus Papaver | type genus of the Papaveraceae |
| Broader | poppy | annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers |
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