HyperDic: argemone

English > 1 sense of the word argemone:
NOUNplantargemone, prickly poppy, white thistle, devil's figany plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods
English > argemone: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America.
Synonymsprickly poppy, white thistle, devil's fig
Member ofgenus Argemoneprickly poppies
NarrowerMexican poppy, Argemone mexicanaannual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishargemone
Catalanargemone

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