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Mexican poppy vs prickly poppy

prickly poppy vs Mexican poppy

Mexican poppy and prickly poppy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Mexican poppy Yes No No No
prickly poppy Yes No No No
As nouns, prickly poppy is a hypernym of Mexican poppy; that is, prickly poppy is a word with a broader meaning than Mexican poppy:
  • Mexican poppy: annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers; southern United States to West Indies and Mexico
  • prickly poppy: any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America
Other hypernyms of Mexican poppy include argemone, devil's fig, white thistle.
Mexican poppy (noun) prickly poppy (noun)
annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers; southern United States to West Indies and Mexico annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruit
any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America
Difference between Mexican poppy and prickly poppy

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