Shirley poppy

noun

1. a cultivated strain of the corn poppy, having variously colored single or double flowers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Shirley poppy¹

First recorded in 1885–90; after a subspecies selected and named by William Wilks (1843–1923), English horticulturist, of Shirley vicarage, Croydon, Surrey

Example Sentences

The Shirley Poppy makes a brave show about the last of July, but after that it soon dies.

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