plume poppy

noun

Any of the genus Macleaya of flowering plants in the poppy family Papaveraceae.

Similar
bocconiaMacleaya cordata

Meanings

nounplume poppy (plural plume poppies)

plural plume poppies

  1. Any of the genus Macleaya of flowering plants in the poppy family Papaveraceae.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounherb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers

Similar
bocconiaMacleaya cordata
Broader

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Chicago

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