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Definition of Macleaya cordata
1. Noun. Herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers.
Generic synonyms: Poppy
Group relationships: Genus Macleaya, Macleaya
Lexicographical Neighbors of Macleaya Cordata
Literary usage of Macleaya cordata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1866)
"The old Macleaya cordata, now called Bocconia cordata, has been some time known
in our gardens, though rather rare. It is a hardy perennial from China, ..."
2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... Macleaya cordata (Willd.) R.Br. Plume poppy; Tree celandine Herbaceous perennial
Railroad banks, waste ground and cultivated areas. ..."
3. Gleanings from French Gardens: Comprising an Account of Such Features of by William Robinson (1869)
"Macleaya cordata.—This is a fine plant in free soil, but com* paratively poor in
that which is bad or very stiff. It is quite distinct in habit and tone, ..."
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