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Definition of glaucium
glaucium
/ˈɡlɔːsiəm/
glau · ci · um
Plural:glauciums
glaucium Lexical Profile
CEFR
C2
Grade
13
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
Syllables
3
• noun
1
Any plant of the genus Glaucium in the poppy family (Papaveraceae), native to Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia, commonly known as horned poppies and cultivated for their silvery-gray, glaucous foliage and showy, four-petaled yellow, orange, or red flowers followed by long, horn-shaped seed pods.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Glaucium. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/glaucium