celandine poppy
noun
a poppy, Stylophorum diphyllum, of the east-central U.S., having one pair of deeply lobed leaves and yellow flowers.
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a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
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An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
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