matilija poppy love

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A woody perennial plant (Romneya coulteri) of California and Baja California, having large white flowers with yellow centers.

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  • noun tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After Matilija, Canyon in southwest California.]

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