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Definition of Meconopsis
1. Noun. Herbs almost entirely of mountains of China and Tibet; often monocarpic.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Papaveraceae, Papaveraceae, Poppy Family
Member holonyms: Blue Poppy, Meconopsis Betonicifolia, Meconopsis Cambrica, Welsh Poppy
Definition of Meconopsis
1. Noun. Any of several poppy-like plants, of the genus ''Meconopsis'', most of which are found in the Himalayas ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Meconopsis
Literary usage of Meconopsis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Alpines and Bog-plants by Reginald John Farrer (1908)
"Meconopsis Wallichii carries spikes similar in foliage, growth, and size to those
of nepalensis, but the flowers are, or ought to be, of a pale, bright, ..."
2. The Golden Poppy by Emory Evans Smith (1902)
"I suspect that its close resemblance to Meconopsis has allowed it to be overlooked.
Professor Greene, after giving a revision of P. Califor- ..."
3. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1874)
"THE handsome Meconopsis here figured is remarkable as being one of the very few
... In Meconopsis Wallichii and the other species of this genus the capsule ..."
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