any plant of the mostly Asiatic papaveraceous genus Meconopsis, esp M. betonicifolia (the Tibetan or blue poppy), grown for its showy sky-blue flowers. M. cambrica is the Welsh poppy
Word origin
New Latin, from Greek mēkōn poppy + -opsis
Examples of 'meconopsis' in a sentence
meconopsis
Meconopsis betonicifolia, the extraordinary blue poppy, springs to mind.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Plants such as orange geums, foxgloves, roses and blue meconopsis are intended to give a riot of colour.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Meconopsis can be propagated by division, best done in either early spring or early autumn.