meconopsis

British

/ ˌmɛkəˈnɒpsɪs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of meconopsis

New Latin, from Greek mēkōn poppy + _-opsis

Example Sentences

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The big deep red meconopsis grew here, too, in great luxuriance.

From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth

We passed many big blue meconopsis, and some of these flowers measured fully 3 inches across.

From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth

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