romneya

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun A genus of plants of the family Papaveraceæ, occurring in southern California and Mexico. From other papaveraceous genera it is distinguished by the stigmas being united at the base into a ring but free at the top. R. Coulteri, the only species, is the California tree-poppy, or matilija poppy, a tall, somewhat shrubby plant bearing very large white hollyhock-like flowers.

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• noun one species: matilija poppy