prickly poppy

noun

1. any tropical American poppy of the genus Argemone, especially A. mexicana Mexican poppy, having prickly pods and leaves and yellow or white, poppylike flowers.

prickly poppy

noun

1. an annual papaveraceous plant, Argemone mexicana, of tropical America, having prickly stems and leaves and large yellow or white flowers

Word History and Origins

Origin of prickly poppy¹

First recorded in 1715–25

Example Sentences

Having crawled through a bramble bush for the prickly poppy, I was feeling a bit prickly myself just then.

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Other seeds of this nature are those of wild ginger, celandine, cyclamen, violet, periwinkle, some euphorbias, bellwort, trillium, prickly poppy, dutchman's breeches, squirrel-corn, several species of Corydalis, Seneca snakeroot, and other species of milkworts.

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Even they, dead and inhospitable as they appeared at a little distance, afforded nourishment for cactus and painter's-brush, prickly poppy and hardy vetches.

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“Now, can you point me in the direction of some prickly poppy?”

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The prickly poppy had white petals with orange and red in the middle.

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