Sea Poppy (Noun)
Meaning
Yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The sea poppy is a common sight along the beaches of the northeastern United States, its bright yellow flowers blooming in the sand.
- As I walked along the shoreline, I noticed a patch of sea poppy growing among the beach grasses.
- The sea poppy's glaucous leaves are a distinctive feature of this Eurasian herb that has naturalized in eastern North America.
- In the late summer, the sea poppy's yellow flowers turn to seed, scattering their contents in the wind.
- The sea poppy's ability to thrive in poor soil has allowed it to colonize many of the sandy shores along the Atlantic coast.