Meconopsis

meconopsis

(ˌmɛkəˈnɒpsɪs) n (Plants) 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[New Latin, from Greek mēkōn poppy + -opsis]

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Meconopsis - herbs almost entirely of mountains of China and Tibet; often monocarpicgenus Meconopsisdilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsfamily Papaveraceae, Papaveraceae, poppy family - herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruitsblue poppy, Meconopsis betonicifolia - Chinese perennial having mauve-pink to bright sky blue flowers in drooping cymesMeconopsis cambrica, Welsh poppy - widely cultivated west European plant with showy pale yellow flowers

Meconopsis

a genus of plants of the family Papaveraceae. They are annual, biennial, or perennial grasses. The plants contain a yellowish milky juice. The entire leaves (either lobed or dissected) are either bare or distinctively pubescent. The large flowers are solitary or in racemose, corymbiform, or paniculate inflorescences. There are four to ten petals, which are primarily yellow, sky blue, or violet, and two sepals (rarely three or four). The fruit is a capsule. Of the approximately 45 species, only one —the Welsh poppy (Meconopsis cambrica) —is found in Western Europe; the rest are distributed in southeastern Asia, from the Himalayas to West China. All species of Meconopsis are used as ornamentals.

Meconopsis

Related to Meconopsis: Meconopsis betonicifolia, Meconopsis cambrica, Meconopsis baileyi

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Synonyms for Meconopsis

noun herbs almost entirely of mountains of China and Tibet

Synonyms

genus Meconopsis

Related Words

dilleniid dicot genus
family Papaveraceae
Papaveraceae
poppy family
blue poppy
Meconopsis betonicifolia
Meconopsis cambrica
Welsh poppy