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Definition of Arctic poppy
1. Noun. Subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers.
Generic synonyms: Poppy
Group relationships: Genus Papaver, Papaver
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arctic Poppy
Literary usage of Arctic poppy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. In Arctic Seas: The Voyage of the "Kite" with the Peary Expedition, Together by Robert Neff Keely, Gwilym George Davis (1893)
"... yellow arctic poppy, and through the air snow-buntings fluttered hither and
thither with merry song. ..."
2. The International Geography by Hugh Robert Mill (1915)
"... and the arctic poppy (Papaver nudicaule). Arctic Fauna.—The distribution of
animals is perhaps less influenced by the climate. ..."
3. The Eventful Voyage of H. M. Discovery Ship "Resolute" to the Arctic Regions by George Frederick McDougall (1857)
"There, interspersed with gay mosses, you will find brilliant lichen, and luxuriant
saxifrage, with the arctic poppy; the whole forming a delightful picture ..."
4. With Ski & Sledge Over Arctic Glaciers by William Martin Conway (1898)
"... arctic poppy, and so forth, the same that grow in the interior wherever there
is any soil to accommodate them. Of the ascent little need be said. ..."
5. The Last Cruise of the Miranda: A Record of Arctic Adventure by Henry Collins Walsh (1895)
"In all books of Arctic travel one reads so much of the arctic poppy, with its
flaunting yellow petals. Naturally I searched for the plant, ..."
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