Glaucium

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Glaucium - herbs of Europe and North Africa and Asia: horned poppygenus Glauciumdilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsfamily Papaveraceae, Papaveraceae, poppy family - herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruitsGlaucium flavum, horn poppy, horned poppy, sea poppy, yellow horned poppy - yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America

Glaucium

a genus of plants of the Papaveraceae (poppy) family. They are annual, biennial, or, more rarely, perennial herbs with a milky juice in the roots. The corollas are yellow, yellow with a black spot, or red with a black spot. The fruit is a silicular capsule that opens in two flaps. There are about 25 species, which are distributed from the Mediterranean region to Afghanistan. In the USSR there are ten species, predominantly in Middle Asia and the Caucasus. G. corniculatum is a weed found in the southern part of the European USSR, the Caucasus, and sometimes in Middle Asia. The horned poppy (G. flavum) is found along the coast of the Crimea, on the Taman Peninsula, and in the western Transcaucasus. Both species are ornamental. Plants of this genus are poisonous, since they contain alkaloids that are similar to opium in their effect.

Glaucium

Related to Glaucium: Glaucium flavum, yellow horned poppy

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Synonyms for Glaucium

noun herbs of Europe and North Africa and Asia: horned poppy

Synonyms

genus Glaucium

Related Words

dilleniid dicot genus
family Papaveraceae
Papaveraceae
poppy family
Glaucium flavum
horn poppy
horned poppy
sea poppy
yellow horned poppy