Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woody perennial plant (Romneya coulteri) of California and Baja California, having large white flowers with yellow centers.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Matilija, Canyon in southwest California.]
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