Etymology: T. Romney Robinson, Brit. astronomer d. 1882
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noun
one species: matilija poppy
• Syn: ↑genus Romneya
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Papaveraceae, ↑family Papaveraceae, ↑poppy family
• Member Meronyms: ↑matilija poppy, ↑California tree poppy, ↑Romneya coulteri
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\\ˈrämnēə, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of shrubs (family Papaveraceae) having the stigmata united in a ring at the base
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romneya /romˈni-ə/
noun
A plant of the Romneya genus of papaveraceous shrubs, with large white poppy-like flowers with yellow centres
ORIGIN: Thomas Romney Robinson (1792–1882), British astronomer and physicist
Useful english dictionary. 2012.