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California poppy

California poppy noun: a popular flowering garden plant, Eschscholzia californica, native to the south-western United States, and other similar plants in genus Eschscholzia.

california poppy: a popular flowering garden plant, Eschscholzia californica, native to the south-western United...
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Noun

California poppy (plural California poppies)

  1. A popular flowering garden plant, Eschscholzia californica, native to the south-western United States, and other similar plants in genus Eschscholzia.

Forms of California poppy

pluralCalifornia poppies

Questions about California poppy

What does California poppy mean?
California poppy means a popular flowering garden plant, Eschscholzia californica, native to the south-western United States, and other similar plants in genus Eschscholzia.
What part of speech is California poppy?
California poppy is a noun.
What is the plural of California poppy?
The plural of California poppy is California poppies.

Words near California poppy in the dictionary

  1. California pizza
  2. California pizzas
  3. California plum
  4. California plums
  5. California poppies
  6. California poppy
  7. California quail
  8. California quails
  9. California rabbit tobacco
  10. California Republic
  11. California roach

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