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Shirley poppy

American  

noun

  1. a cultivated strain of the corn poppy, having variously colored single or double flowers.

Etymology

Origin of Shirley poppy

First recorded in 1885–90; after a subspecies selected and named by William Wilks (1843–1923), English horticulturist, of Shirley vicarage, Croydon, Surrey

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Of flowers, mixed asters and Shirley poppy are to be recommended, the poppy being an early blooming flower and the aster late blooming.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study by Ontario. Ministry of Education

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