meconopsis
noun
mec·o·nop·sis
\ˌmekəˈnäpsə̇s, ˌmēk-\
Definition of meconopsis
1 capitalized : a genus of annual or perennial chiefly Asiatic herbs (family Papaveraceae) having flowers with stigmas forming a globular mass atop the ovary
2 plural meconopses \-(ˌ)sēz\ : any plant of the genus Meconopsis
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Origin and Etymology of meconopsis
New Latin, from mecon- + -opsis
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