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Silene inflata

Spattling-poppy \Spat"tling-pop"py\, n. [Prov. E. spattle to spit + E. poppy.] (Bot.) A kind of catchfly ( Silene inflata) which is sometimes frothy from the action of captured insects.

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Knapbottle \Knap"bot`tle\, n. (Bot.) The bladder campion ( Silene inflata).

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Poppy \Pop"py\, n.; pl. Poppies. [OE. popy, AS. popig, L. papaver.] (Bot.) Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species ( Papaver somniferum) opium is obtained, though all the species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the plant. See Illust. of Capsule.

California poppy (Bot.), any yellow-flowered plant of the genus Eschscholtzia.

Corn poppy. See under Corn.

Horn poppy, or Horned poppy. See under Horn.

Poppy bee (Zo["o]l.), a leaf-cutting bee ( Anthocopa papaveris) which uses pieces cut from poppy petals for the lining of its cells; -- called also upholsterer bee.

Prickly poppy (Bot.), Argemone Mexicana, a yellow-flowered plant of the Poppy family, but as prickly as a thistle.

Poppy seed, the seed the opium poppy ( Papaver somniferum).

Spatling poppy (Bot.), a species of Silene ( Silene inflata). See Catchfly.

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Behen \Be"hen\, Behn \Behn\, n. [Per. & Ar. bahman, behmen, an herb, whose leaves resemble ears of corn, saffron.] (Bot.)

  1. The Centaurea behen, or saw-leaved centaury.

  2. The Cucubalus behen, or bladder campion, now called Silene inflata.

  3. The Statice limonium, or sea lavender.

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Campion \Cam"pi*on\, n. [Prob. fr. L. campus field.] (Bot.) A plant of the Pink family ( Cucubalus bacciferus), bearing berries regarded as poisonous.

Bladder campion, a plant of the Pink family ( Cucubalus Behen or Silene inflata), having a much inflated calyx. See Behen.

Rose campion, a garden plant ( Lychnis coronaria) with handsome crimson flowers.