MACLEAYA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A perennial herb of eastern Asia: plume poppy

Synonyms:

genus Macleaya; Macleaya

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Macleaya" is a kind of...):

dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Meronyms (members of "Macleaya"):

bocconia; Macleaya cordata; plume poppy (herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers)

Holonyms ("Macleaya" is a member of...):

family Papaveraceae; Papaveraceae; poppy family (herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits)