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From the genus name, coined by Linnaeus from μήκων (mḗkōn, “poppy”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “appearance”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
meconopsis
Today it means: Any member of the species of the genus Meconopsis of poppy-like plants, most of which are found in the Himalayas Full definition →