celandine poppy

noun

1. a poppy, Stylophorum diphyllum, of the east-central U.S., having one pair of deeply lobed leaves and yellow flowers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of celandine poppy¹

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Example Sentences

Cuba Center features one of the best trillium collections in the country: sweeps of Virginia bluebells, ground phlox, and showy celandine poppy.

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