devil's fig

1. 1.

   any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America

   Synonymsprickly poppyargemonewhite thistle

   Broaderherb

   NarrowerMexican poppy

   Part ofgenus Argemone

Questions about devil's fig

What does devil's fig mean?

devil's fig means "any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America".

What is another word for devil's fig?

Close synonyms include prickly poppy, argemone, white thistle. 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 devil's fig a common word?

devil's fig 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.