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romneya

romneya noun: any of the genus Romneya of flowering plants of the poppy family, perennial subshrubs with woody stems and large white flowers with yellow centres.

Noun

romneya (plural romneyas)

  1. Any of the genus Romneya of flowering plants of the poppy family, perennial subshrubs with woody stems and large white flowers with yellow centres.
    • On one occasion I raised a batch of romneyas from seeds which were sown directly they were ripe, but the usual method of propagation is by root cuttings, which can be obtained at this period of the year.1927, William Robinson, The Garden

Forms of romneya

pluralromneyas

Origin of romneya

From the genus name.

Questions about romneya

What does romneya mean?
Romneya means any of the genus Romneya of flowering plants of the poppy family, perennial subshrubs with woody stems and large white flowers with yellow centres.
What part of speech is romneya?
Romneya is a noun.
What is the plural of romneya?
The plural of romneya is romneyas.

Words near romneya in the dictionary

  1. Romnesia
  2. romney
  3. Romney hut
  4. Romney huts
  5. Romney Marsh
  6. romneya
  7. romneyas
  8. RomneyCare
  9. romneys
  10. Romnichal
  11. Romnichals

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