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Definition of yellow poppy in English:

yellow poppy

noun

rare

  • (Originally) the horned poppy Glaucium flavum; (in later use also) any of various other poppies with yellow flowers, especially the Mexican poppy Argemone mexicana.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in William Turner (d. 1568), naturalist and religious controversialist.