NOUN | plant | argemone, prickly poppy, white thistle, devil's fig | any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods |
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Meaning | Any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America. | |
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Synonyms | prickly poppy, white thistle, devil's fig | |
Member of | genus Argemone | prickly poppies |
Narrower | Mexican poppy, Argemone mexicana | annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers |
Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
Spanish | argemone | |
Catalan | argemone |
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