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argemone

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Noun1.argemone - any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and podsargemone - any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America
genus Argemone - prickly poppies
Argemone mexicana, Mexican poppy - annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers; southern United States to West Indies and Mexico
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests


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Toxicity of argemone oil: effect on hsp70 expression and tissue damage in transgenic Drosophila melanogaster (hsp70-lacZ)[Bg.
The authorities determined the illnesses were caused by the adulteration of mustard oil with seeds of a weed called Argemone mexicana -- as well as diesel oil and industrial wastes.
Voucher specimens of the collected species (number in parenthesis) are deposited at the BHCB Herbarium, ICB, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil: Argemone mexicana L.
 
 
 
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