noun
- A prickly plant of the poppy family native to Mexico and the southwestern United States, having white or yellow flowers and spiny seed pods.
Usage: Also called Mexican prickly poppy or bristly poppy; Botanical name: Argemone mexicana
Examples
- The chicalote grows wild in arid regions of Mexico.
- Farmers sometimes consider chicalote a troublesome weed in their fields.
- The bright yellow flowers of the chicalote attract pollinators.
- Traditional medicine has used chicalote for various remedies.
- Chicalote plants are adapted to dry, sandy soils.