Shirley poppy
noun
a cultivated strain of the corn poppy, having variously colored single or double flowers.
Origin of Shirley poppy
1First recorded in 1885–90; after a subspecies selected and named by William Wilks (1843–1923), English horticulturist, of Shirley vicarage, Croydon, Surrey
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How to use Shirley poppy in a sentence
The Shirley poppy makes a brave show about the last of July, but after that it soon dies.
Amateur Gardencraft | Eben E. Rexford
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