meconopsis

mec o nop sis |ˌmēkəˈnäpsis, ˌmek- ˌmikəˈnɑpsɪs | ▶noun ( pl. same or meconopses |-sēz | ) a Eurasian poppy that is sometimes grown as an ornamental. [Genus Meconopsis, family Papaveraceae: several species, in particular the blue-flowered M. betonicifolia. ] ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek mēkōn ‘poppy ’ + opsis ‘appearance. ’

meconopsis

meconopsis |ˌmiːkəˈnɒpsɪs, ˌmɛkə -| ▶noun ( pl. same or meconopses ) a Eurasian poppy which is often grown as an ornamental. ●Genus Meconopsis, family Papaveraceae: several species. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek mēkōn ‘poppy ’ + opsis ‘appearance ’.