| Noun | 1. | genus Bocconia - tropical American trees or shrubs closely related to genus Macleaya dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs family Papaveraceae, Papaveraceae, poppy family - herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits Bocconia frutescens, tree celandine, bocconia - small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers |