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meconopsis

meconopsis noun: any of several poppy-like plants of the genus Meconopsis, most of which are found in the Himalayas.

meconopsis: any of several poppy-like plants of the genus Meconopsis, most of which are found in the Himalayas
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Noun

meconopsis (plural meconopsises)

  1. Any of several poppy-like plants of the genus Meconopsis, most of which are found in the Himalayas

Forms of meconopsis

pluralmeconopsises

Origin of meconopsis

From the genus name, coined by Linnaeus from μήκων (mḗkōn, “poppy”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “appearance”).

Questions about meconopsis

What does meconopsis mean?
Meconopsis means any of several poppy-like plants of the genus Meconopsis, most of which are found in the Himalayas.
What part of speech is meconopsis?
Meconopsis is a noun.
What is the plural of meconopsis?
The plural of meconopsis is meconopsises.

Words near meconopsis in the dictionary

  1. meconium ileus
  2. meconiums
  3. meconophagism
  4. meconophagist
  5. meconophagists
  6. meconopsis
  7. meconopsises
  8. mecoprop
  9. mecopteran
  10. mecopterans
  11. mecopteroid

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