CHICALOTE

Noun

chicalote (countable and uncountable, plural chicalotes)

Argemone munita, a species of prickly poppy native to California.

Source: Wiktionary


Chi`ca*lo"te, n. [Sp., prob. of Mex. origin.] (Bot.)

Definition: A Mexican prickly poppy (Argemone platyceras), which has migrated into California.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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