Eschscholtzia

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eschscholtzia \Esch*scholtz"i*a\, n. [NL. Named after Dr.
     Eschscholtz, a German botanist.] (Bot.)
     A genus of papaveraceous plants, found in California and upon
     the west coast of North America, some species of which
     produce beautiful yellow, orange, rose-colored, or white
     flowers; the California poppy.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Eschscholtzia
       n : showy herbs of western North America [syn: {genus
           Eschscholtzia}]