Definition of Papaver californicum

1. Noun. Showy annual of California with red flowers.

Exact synonyms: Western Poppy
Generic synonyms: Poppy
Group relationships: Genus Papaver, Papaver

Lexicographical Neighbors of Papaver Californicum

Pap test
Pap tests
Papa Doc
Papago
Papagou
Papal States
Papal infallibility
Papanicolaou's stain
Papanicolaou examination
Papanicolaou smear
Papanicolaou smear test
Papanicolaou stain
Papanicolaou test
Papaver alpinum
Papaver argemone
Papaver californicum (current term)
Papaver heterophyllum
Papaver nudicaule
Papaver orientale
Papaver rhoeas
Papaver somniferum
Papaveraceae
Papaverales
Papaw
Pape
Papeete
Paper Scissors Stone
Papertsian
Papes
Papez circuit

Literary usage of Papaver californicum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Golden Poppy by Emory Evans Smith (1902)
"Papaver californicum There are declared to be three species of corn poppies in California. The first one was described in 1887 by Dr. Gray, under the above ..."

2. Zoe: A Biological Journal by Townshend Stith Brandegee, Katharine Layne Brandegee (1891)
"A burned region oí the Santa Inez mountains soon produces innumerable specimens of Papaver californicum, and the hillsides of Santa Cruz Island, ..."

3. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons (1906)
"The common title, "California poppy," though it has been widely used, belongs more properly to another flower, Papaver californicum. ..."

4. List of Published Names of Plants Introduced to Cultivation: 1876 to 1896 by Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1900)
"(А т. о. 1895, 254.) H. A per. with a light feathery silvery infl. .South Africa. Papaver californicum. ( ir. G. 1890, 403. ..."

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