Definition of Macleaya cordata

1. Noun. Herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers.

Exact synonyms: Bocconia, Plume Poppy
Generic synonyms: Poppy
Group relationships: Genus Macleaya, Macleaya

Lexicographical Neighbors of Macleaya Cordata

Mackay-Marg tonometer
Mackem
Mackems
Mackenzie
Mackenzie's amputation
Mackenzie River
Mackinac Bridge
Mackinaw blanket
Mackinaw boat
Mackinaw coat
Maclagan's test
Maclagan's thymol turbidity test
Maclean
Macleaya
Macleaya cordata (current term)
Macleod
Macleod's rheumatism
Macleod's syndrome
Maclura
Maclura pomifera
Macolyte
Macolytes
Macon
Maconite
Maconites
Macormack
Macormick
Macoun
Macowanites

Literary usage of Macleaya cordata

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

1. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1866)
"The old Macleaya cordata, now called Bocconia cordata, has been some time known in our gardens, though rather rare. It is a hardy perennial from China, ..."

2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... Macleaya cordata (Willd.) R.Br. Plume poppy; Tree celandine Herbaceous perennial Railroad banks, waste ground and cultivated areas. ..."

3. Gleanings from French Gardens: Comprising an Account of Such Features of by William Robinson (1869)
"Macleaya cordata.—This is a fine plant in free soil, but com* paratively poor in that which is bad or very stiff. It is quite distinct in habit and tone, ..."

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