horn poppy
or horned poppy
noun
a European plant, Glaucium flavum, of the poppy family, having yellow flowers, naturalized along sandy shores in eastern North America.
Also called
sea poppy.
Origin of horn poppy
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby horn poppy
horn fly,
horn in,
horn in on,
horn of africa,
horn of plenty,
horn poppy,
horn silver,
horn timber,
horn-mad,
horn-rimmed,
horn-rims
Example sentences from the Web for horn poppy
In his hair he had twined the fantastic leaf of the horn-poppy.
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