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Shirley poppy

Shirley poppy noun: an annual ornamental cultivar derived from the European wild field poppy (Papaver rhoeas).

Noun

Shirley poppy (plural Shirley poppies)

  1. An annual ornamental cultivar derived from the European wild field poppy (Papaver rhoeas).

Forms of Shirley poppy

pluralShirley poppies

Origin of Shirley poppy

Named after the parish of Shirley, whose vicar William Wilks developed the cultivar in the late 19th century.

Questions about Shirley poppy

What does Shirley poppy mean?
Shirley poppy means an annual ornamental cultivar derived from the European wild field poppy (Papaver rhoeas).
What part of speech is Shirley poppy?
Shirley poppy is a noun.
What is the plural of Shirley poppy?
The plural of Shirley poppy is Shirley poppies.

Words near Shirley poppy in the dictionary

  1. Shirley
  2. Shirley card
  3. Shirley cards
  4. Shirley Holms
  5. Shirley poppies
  6. Shirley poppy
  7. Shirley sauce
  8. Shirley Temple
  9. Shirley Temples
  10. shirling
  11. shirls

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