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ARGEMONE
(
G
)
Mexican Poppy (
Le
)
Family:
PAPAVERACEAE
argos, argema, = white, white spot.
(Originally from argemos, white spot. The plant was meant to cure cataracts)
(
Ox
,
Le
)
Argemone ochroleuca subsp. ochroleuca
(
G
)
Bloudissel, Burweed (
PS
)
Location: (
K
)
ochros, = pale, wan, sallow;
(pale, wan, sallow, pale yellow)
leukos, = white, grey, hoary; also, blanched, pale, wan.
(whitish-yellow, yellowish-white)
(
LS
,
BL
)