prickly poppy

noun

Any in genus Argemone of poppies, which is prickly

Similar
poppy thistleargemonewhite thistledevil's figPapaver argemone
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Meanings

nounprickly poppy (plural prickly poppies)

plural prickly poppies · alternative prickly-poppy · alternative pricklypoppy

  1. Any in genus Argemone of poppies, which is prickly

    Synonyms: poppy thistle

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny in genus Argemone of poppies, which is prickly

Similar
poppy thistle

More synonyms by meaning

nounany plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America

Similar
argemonewhite thistledevil's fig
Broader
herbherbaceous plant

nounannual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruit

Similar
Papaver argemone
Broader
poppy
Also see
argemonedevil's fig

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish piikkiunikko
  • piikkiunikkoArgemone
German Stachelmohn
  • StachelmohnArgemone
Russian колю́чий мак
  • колю́чий мак (koljúčij mak)Argemone
Swedish taggvallmo
  • taggvallmoArgemone
Cite this entry
APA

prickly poppy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prickly%20poppy

MLA

“prickly poppy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prickly%20poppy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prickly poppy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prickly%20poppy.

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