English Explanatory Dictionary

Shirley poppy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An annual ornamental cultivar derived from the European wild field poppy (Papaver rhoeas).

Word forms

Shirley poppy Shirley poppies

Etymology

Named after the parish of Shirley, whose vicar William Wilks developed the cultivar in the late 19th century.

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