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Princeton's WordNet

  1. prickly poppy, argemone, white thistle, devil's fignoun

    any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America

  2. prickly poppy, Papaver argemonenoun

    annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruit

Wikipedia

  1. prickly poppy

    Argemone is a genus of flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae commonly known as prickly poppies. There are about 32 species native to the Americas and Hawaii. The generic name originated as ἀργεμώνη in Greek and was applied by Dioscorides to a poppy-like plant used to treat cataracts.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of prickly poppy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of prickly poppy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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