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meconopsis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
meconop-sis
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several poppy-like plants of the genus Meconopsis, most of which are found in the Himalayas

Etymology

From the genus name, coined by Linnaeus from μήκων (mḗkōn, “poppy”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “appearance”).

Inflected Forms

meconopsises (plural)

Questions

What does meconopsis mean?
Any of several poppy-like plants of the genus Meconopsis, most of which are found in the Himalayas
Where does meconopsis come from?
From the genus name, coined by Linnaeus from μήκων (mḗkōn, “poppy”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “appearance”).

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