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Matilija poppy
[ muh-til-uh-hah ]
noun
- a tree poppy, Romneya coulteri, of California and Mexico, having thin, paperlike leaves and large, solitary, white flowers.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Matilija poppy1
1900–05, Americanism; after the Matilija Canyon, Ventura County, California
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