Definition of Papaver nudicaule

1. Noun. Subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers.

Exact synonyms: Arctic Poppy, Iceland Poppy
Generic synonyms: Poppy
Group relationships: Genus Papaver, Papaver

Lexicographical Neighbors of Papaver Nudicaule

Papa Doc
Papago
Papagou
Papal States
Papal infallibility
Papanicolaou's stain
Papanicolaou examination
Papanicolaou smear
Papanicolaou smear test
Papanicolaou stain
Papanicolaou test
Papaver alpinum
Papaver argemone
Papaver californicum
Papaver heterophyllum
Papaver nudicaule
Papaver orientale
Papaver rhoeas
Papaver somniferum
Papaveraceae
Papaverales
Papaw
Pape
Papeete
Paper Scissors Stone
Papertsian
Papes
Papez circuit
Paphians

Literary usage of Papaver nudicaule

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of a Tour in Iceland, in the Summer of 1809 by William Jackson Hooker (1813)
"Soon after, among some loose soil by the side of a river, I found the Papaver nudicaule in full flower. Early. in the afternoon we reached Leera, ..."

2. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed: In which the Most by John Sims (1830)
"... possession of this beautiful species of PAPAVER; which, nearly allied as it assuredly is to PAPAVER nudicaule, is, nevertheless, truly distinct from it. ..."

3. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"Fugitive from Europe. Summer. Old name, wind-rose. Headache. 5. papaver nudicaule L. Arctic or Iceland Poppy. Fig. 1977. papaver nudicaule. L. Sp. PI. 507. ..."

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