Iceland poppy

Iceland poppy
noun Date: 1884 a poppy (Papaver nudicaule) of holarctic regions often cultivated for its usually single showy flowers

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  • Iceland poppy — noun a tall poppy with colourful flowers, native to arctic and north temperate regions. [Papaver nudicaule.] …   English new terms dictionary

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  • Iceland poppy — n. an Arctic poppy, Papaver nudicaule, with red or yellow flowers …   Useful english dictionary

  • Poppy — A poppy is any of a number of showy flowers, typically withone per stem, belonging to the poppy family. They include a number of attractive wildflower species with showy flowers found growing singularly or in large groups; many species are also… …   Wikipedia

  • poppy — poppylike, adj. /pop ee/, n., pl. poppies for 1, 2, 4 7. 1. any plant of the genus Papaver, having showy, usually red flowers. Cf. poppy family. 2. any of several related or similar plants, as the California poppy or the prickly poppy. 3. an… …   Universalium

  • poppy — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bloom, blossom, herb; see drug 2 , flower 1 , 2 . Varieties of poppies include: opium, corn, Iceland, black, California, field, garden, yellow horned, long headed, Mexican, Oriental, prickly, red, Shirley, seaside, dwarf …   English dictionary for students

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