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Definition of California tree poppy
1. Noun. Tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers.
Exact synonyms: Matilija Poppy, Romneya Coulteri
Group relationships: Genus Romneya, Romneya
Generic synonyms: Subshrub, Suffrutex
Group relationships: Genus Romneya, Romneya
Generic synonyms: Subshrub, Suffrutex
Lexicographical Neighbors of California Tree Poppy
Literary usage of California tree poppy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"Ever since 1889 and 1890, when it was one of the leading novelties, the California
Tree Poppy has been a much-talked-of plant, owing to its extraordinary ..."
2. My Garden by Louise Beebe Wilder (1916)
"... and Hollyhocks germinate in a short time, while Adonis, Hepatica, Dictamnus,
Christmas Rose, Ere- murus, and the beautiful california tree poppy (Romn- ..."
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