Meanings
nounCalifornia poppy (plural California poppies)
plural California poppies
- A popular flowering garden plant, Eschscholzia californica, native to the south-western United States, and other similar plants in genus Eschscholzia.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounof Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers
Similar
Eschscholtzia californica
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan rosella de Califòrnia
- rosella de Califòrniaplant
Chinese Mandarin 花菱草, 加州罌粟 /加州罂粟
- 花菱草 (huālíngcǎo)plant
- 加州罌粟 /加州罂粟 (Jiāzhōu yīngsù)plant
Finnish kaliforniantuliunikko, tuliunikko
- kaliforniantuliunikkoplant
- tuliunikkoplant
Italian papavero della California
- papavero della Californiaplant
Romanian mac californian
- mac californianplant
Swedish sömntuta
- sömntutaplant
Turkish Acem lalesi
- Acem lalesiplant
Cite this entry
APA
California poppy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/California%20poppy
MLA
“California poppy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/California%20poppy. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “California poppy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/California%20poppy.
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