Glaucium

noun

Glau·​ci·​um

ˈglȯsēəm

: a small genus of Eurasian herbs (family Papaveraceae) with yellow flowers and a yellow acrid juice

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, perhaps from Greek glaukion juice of a papaveraceous plant, from glaukos

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