Matilija poppyn.

Brit.

/məˌtɪlɪhə ˈpɒpi/, U.S.

/məˈtɪliˌhɑ ˈpɑpi/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Matilija , poppy n.

Etymology: < the name of Matilija Canyon, an area in the mountains above Ventura, California, where this plant grew abundantly + poppy n.

Botany.

The poppy Romneya coulteri, a subshrub native to California and Mexico, also cultivated in milder climates for its large white flowers.

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1887 Cent. Mag. Mar. 737/1 Even the rudest stretches of the Matilija are famous for their flowers.]

1890 Overland Monthly Jan. 21/1 We were told that the Matilija poppy, a wonderful blossom, is found only in this cañon.

1902 Out West Feb. 165 (title) Matilija Poppies.

1949 Los Angeles Times 13 Mar. (Home Mag.) 33 Matilija poppy..draws attention mostly because of the unusualness of a shrub bearing poppies, especially such huge, glistening, fragrant ones.

1990 K. S. Robinson Pacific Edge (1992) 59 Up the trail, wending between scrub oak, black sage, purple sage, matilija poppy, horehound, patches of prickly pear.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	matilija poppy
释义	Matilija poppyn. Brit. /məˌtɪlɪhə ˈpɒpi/, U.S. /məˈtɪliˌhɑ ˈpɑpi/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Matilija , poppy n. Etymology: < the name of Matilija Canyon, an area in the mountains above Ventura, California, where this plant grew abundantly + poppy n. Botany. The poppy Romneya coulteri, a subshrub native to California and Mexico, also cultivated in milder climates for its large white flowers. ΚΠ 1887 Cent. Mag. Mar. 737/1 Even the rudest stretches of the Matilija are famous for their flowers.] 1890 Overland Monthly Jan. 21/1 We were told that the Matilija poppy, a wonderful blossom, is found only in this cañon. 1902 Out West Feb. 165 (title) Matilija Poppies. 1949 Los Angeles Times 13 Mar. (Home Mag.) 33 Matilija poppy..draws attention mostly because of the unusualness of a shrub bearing poppies, especially such huge, glistening, fragrant ones. 1990 K. S. Robinson Pacific Edge (1992) 59 Up the trail, wending between scrub oak, black sage, purple sage, matilija poppy, horehound, patches of prickly pear. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1890
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