eschscholtzia
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of eschscholtzia
named after J. F. von Eschscholtz (1743–1831), German naturalist
Example Sentences
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Great beds of orange eschscholtzia, the California poppy, make this court a veritable Field of the Cloth of Gold.
From Palaces and Courts of the Exposition by James, Juliet Helena Lumbard
Think of finest gold, of clearest lemon, of deepest orange on silkiest texture, just bedewed with a frost-like sheen, a silvery film, and you have a faint impression of what an eschscholtzia is.
From A Truthful Woman in Southern California by Sanborn, Kate
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