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mexican poppy

Mex·i·can pop·py
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mek-si-kuh n pop-ee]
    • /ˈmɛk sɪ kən ˈpɒp i/
    • /ˈmek.sɪ.kən ˈpɒp.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mek-si-kuh n pop-ee]
    • /ˈmɛk sɪ kən ˈpɒp i/

Definition of mexican poppy words

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

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Origin of mexican poppy

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Mexican poppy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mexican poppy popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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