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Eschscholtzia definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: showy herbs of western North America [syn: Eschscholtzia, genus Eschscholtzia]

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. any yellow-flowering plant of the genus Eschscholtzia, esp. the Californian poppy (see POPPY). Etymology: J. F. von Eschscholtz, Ger. botanist d. 1831

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Eschscholtzia Esch*scholtz"i*a, n. [NL. Named after Dr. Eschscholtz, a German botanist.] (Bot.) A genus of papaveraceous plants, found in California and upon the west coast of North America, some species of which produce beautiful yellow, orange, rose-colored, or white flowers; the California poppy.