california poppy

1. 1.

   of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers

   SynonymsEschscholtzia californica

   Broaderpoppy

   Part ofEschscholtzia

Questions about california poppy

What does california poppy mean?

california poppy means "of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers".

What is another word for california poppy?

Close synonyms include Eschscholtzia californica. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is california poppy a common word?

california poppy is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.