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meconopsis

Syllabification: (mec·o·nop·sis)

Definition of meconopsis

noun (plural 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 in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of meconopsis in the British & World English dictionary