Definition of Meconopsis

1. Noun. Herbs almost entirely of mountains of China and Tibet; often monocarpic.


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

meconinic
meconinic acid
meconins
meconiorrhoea
meconism
meconium aspiration
meconium aspiration syndrome
meconium blockage syndrome
meconium ileus
meconium plug
meconiums
meconophagist
meconophagists
meconopsis (current term)
mecoprop
mecopteran
mecopterans
mecopterous
mecuricals
med-evac
med-evacs
med-mal
med mal
med school
med schools
medacca
medaccas
medai guru

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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