Genus Stylomecon (Noun)
Meaning
One species: wind poppy.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Stylomecon, a genus native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, is most commonly recognized for the Wind poppy.
- Wind poppy, a member of the genus Stylomecon, produces the main active compound stylopine which has been used to treat numerous ailments.
- It is primarily through the Stylomecon genus that Wind poppy flowers demonstrate natural adaptability to withstand several arid climates.
- Specifically within the Stylomecon genus, the Wind poppy contains distinct colored and patterned flower petal bands.
- Despite consisting of just one species, the entire Stylomecon genus has the Wind poppy as its flagbearingly iconic presence.