Papaver argemone
- noun
- Specialized
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pámpano espinoso
- The bristly fruit of Papaver argemone makes it easy to distinguish from other poppy species.
Examples
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Many wildflowers grew in the meadow, including the distinctive Papaver argemone with its orange-red blooms.
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The Papaver argemone blooms beautifully in the summer.
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Botanists studied the Papaver argemone to better understand its adaptation to dry soils.
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Have you seen the Papaver argemone in the garden?
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Many wildflowers grew in the meadow, including the distinctive Papaver argemone with its orange-red blooms.
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The bristly fruit of Papaver argemone makes it easy to distinguish from other poppy species.
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Botanists studied the Papaver argemone to better understand its adaptation to dry soils.
Synonyms
A small annual plant with orange-red flowers and spiny seed pods
Surface Forms
Morphology
The name is a Latin binomial made from genus names: knowing 'Papaver' (a poppy genus) lets a learner infer this refers to a kind of poppy. However, 'argemone' is a taxonomic proper noun and the full species label is a conventional label whose precise descriptive features are not predictable from the parts, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Papaver argemone comes from old Latin and Greek words. Papaver is the Latin word for 'poppy', and argemone may come from a Greek name for plants used for 'eye problems' or for their bright, eye-like flowers, so the name helps us remember it is a poppy with bright orange-red flowers.
