prickly poppy
1. any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America • Syn: argemone, white thistle, devil's fig • Hypernyms: herb, herbaceous plant • Hyponyms: Mexican poppy, Argemone mexicana • Member Holonyms: genus Argemone 2. annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruit • Syn: Papaver argemone • Hypernyms: poppy • Member Holonyms: Papaver, genus Papaver
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