{width: 1000px;} Polyglotic Lexicography: Argemone - The names

Sunday, January 18, 2026

Argemone - The names

 


Argemone albiflora Hornem.

Argemone alba F.Lestib., Argemone alba var. typica Prain, Argemone albiflora subsp. albiflora, Argemone georgiana Croom, Argemone mexicana var. alba (F.Lestib.) Chapm., Argemone mexicana var. albiflora DC.  

ARABIC : أرجمون أبيض الأزهار arjamun 'abyad al'azhar.

ARMENIAN : Արգեմոնե սպիտակ Argemone spitak.

ENGLISH : Bluestem prickly poppy, Texas prickly poppy, White prickly poppy.

FRENCH : Argémone du Texas.




Argemone grandiflora Sweet

Argemone grandiflora subsp. grandiflora, Argemone mexicana var. grandiflora (Sweet) Reiche

ENGLISH : White large-flowered prickly poppy.

FRENCH : Argémone à grandes fleurs, Pavot épineux.

GERMAN : Großblütiger Stachelmohn, Weißer Großblütiger Stachelmohn.

RUSSIAN : Krupnotsvetkovyy kolyuchiy mak Krupnotsvetkovyy kolyuchiy mak.

Shipovannaya mak.

SPANISH : Amapola espinosa de flores grandes.




Argemone mexicana L.

ARABIC : أرجمون مكسيكي arjumun miksikiun, خشخاش شائك مكسيكي khashkhash shayik miksikiun.

ASSAMESE : শিয়ালকাঁটা siyalakanta. 

BENGALI :  বড়শিল-কাঁটাল Baṛaśila-kām̐ṭāla,  বড়শিয়ালকাঁটা Barashil-kantal, শিয়ালকাঁটা siyalakanta.

CZECH :  Pleskanka mexická.

DANISH : Pigvalmue

DUTCH :  Stekelpapaver.

ENGLISH : Bermuda Thistle, Biniguy Thistle, Devil’s fig, Flowering Thistle, Gamboge Thistle, Gold Thistle, Golden thistle of Peru, Mexican poppy, Mexican thistle, Mexican prickly poppy, Prickly poppy, White thistle, Yellow Poppy.

FINNISH :  Keltapiikiunikko.

FRENCH : Argémone du Mexique, Argémone mexicaine, Chardon bénit*, Chardon béni des Antilles*, Pavot du Mexique, Pavot épineux.

GERMAN : mexikanischer Stachelmohn, Stachelmohr, Teufelsfeige.

GUJARATI : દારુડી darudi, પીળો ધતૂરો pilo dhaturo, સત્યાનાશી satyanashi. 

HEBREW : אַרְגֵּמוֹן מֶקְסִיקָנִי argaemon mexikani.

HINDI : भरभांड bharbhand, फिरंगी धतूरा phirangi dhatura, पीला धतूरा pila dhatura, सत्यानाशी satyanashi, सियालकांटा siyalkanta, तिल्मखार tilmakhar. 

HUNGARIAN : mexikói tüskés mák.

ITALIAN : Papavero messicano, Papavero spinoso.

JAPANESE : アザミゲシ Azami geshi, アザミポピー Azami popī, メキシカンポピー Mekishikanpopī.

KANNADA : ಅರಸಿನ ಉಮ್ಮತ್ತ arasina ummatta, ದತ್ತೂರಿ ಗಿಡ datturi gida, ಗೊಳಗೊಳಿಕೆ golagolike, ಹುಚ್ಚು ಬ್ರಹ್ಮದಂಡಿ huchchu brahmadandi. 

KONKANI : फिरंगी धोत्रा firangi dhotra.

KUTCHI : દારુડી darudi, પીરીઓકંઢો piriokandho, ઉઝરકંઢો ujharakandho.

MALAYALAM : ബ്രഹ്മദന്തി brahmadanti, എരുമക്കള്ളി erumakkalli.

MARATHI : कांटे धोत्रा kante dhotra, फिरंगी धोतरा phirangi dhotra, पिवळा धोत्रा pivala dhotra, सत्यनाशी satyanashi.

NEPALESE : काँडे kaande, सत्यानासी satyaanaasi, सुंगुरे काँडा sungure kaandaa, थाकल thaakal.

NORWEGIAN : Piggvalmue.

ORIYA : ଡେଙ୍ଗବେଜାରି dengabejari, କଣ୍ଟାକୁସୁମ kantakusuma, ଶିଆଳି କଣ୍ଟା siali kanta.

POLISH : argemon meksykański.

PORTUGUESE : Cardo santo, Falso cardo, Papoila-de-espinho, Papoila-de-México, Papoula-do-México (Brazil).

PUNJABI : ਕੰਡਿਆਲੀ kandiali, ਸਿਆਲਕਾਂਟਾ sialkanta.

RUSSIAN : Аргемона мексиканская Argemona meksikanskaya, Мексиканский колючий мак Meksikanskiy kolyuchiy mak.

SANSKRIT : ब्रह्मदण्डी brahmadandi, हेमदुग्ध hemadugdha, हेमशिखा hemashikha, कान्चक्षीरी kanchakshiri, कटुपर्णी katuparni, पीतदुग्धा pitadugdha, सृगालकण्टक srgalakantaka, स्वर्णक्षीरी swarnakshiri.

SLOVAKIAN : Mexický mak.

SPANISH : Adormidera espinosa, Amapola amarilla, Amapola montés (Argentina), Amapola silvestre amarilla, Cardo, Cardo amarillo, Cardo blanco, Cardo santo, Carhuincho (Bolivia), Chacalote, Checamte, Chicalote, Chicalote amarillo, Chicalote cimarrón, Chichillón, Espinocilla, Tlixate.

SWAHILI : mtunguja bonde.

SWEDISH : Gul taggvallmo.

TAMIL : எலியோட்டி eli-y-otti, குருக்கு kurukku, குடிக்குச்சகுனி kutikku-c-cakuni, குடியோட்டுப்பூண்டு kuti-y-ottu-p-pun-tu, பிரம்மத் தண்டு piram-mat-tantu.

TELUGU : బలురక్కసి balurakkasi, బ్రహ్మదండి brahmadandi.

URDU : بهربهانڐ bharbhand, سيال کانٿا siyalkanta.


*not to be confused with Centaurea benedicta or Eryngium foetidum, all bearing the name “chardon béni” or “chardon bénit”. The last 2 are edible but Argemone is toxic to people and animals.




Argemone ochroleuca Sweet

Argemone barclayana Penny ex Loudon in Gard. Mag. & Reg, Argemone intermedia Sweet, Argemone mexicana subsp. ochroleuca (Sweet) Schwarzb., 

Argemone mexicana var. ochroleuca (Sweet) Lindl., Argemone stenopetala Rose, Argemone sulphurea Sweet ex G.Don 

ARABIC : أرجمون أصفر arjumun 'asfar.

ENGLISH : Pale Mexican Prickly Poppy.






Argemone platyceras Link & Otto

Argemone mexicana var. aculeatissima Moric., Argemone platyceras subvar. bipinnatifida (Greene) Fedde, Argemone platyceras var. platyceras  

ENGLISH : Blue-grey leaved pricklypoppy, New Mexico prickly poppy.

GERMAN : Riesenblütiger Stachelmohn, Breithorniger Stachelmohn.

SPANISH : Chicalote (Mexico).




Argemone polyanthemos (Fedde) Ownbey

Argemone intermedia var. polyanthemos Fedde, Argemone polyanthemos f. rosea Waterf.  

ARABIC : أرجمون كثير الأزهار arjumun kathir al'azhar.

ENGLISH : Annual pricklypoppy, Bluestem prickly poppy, Crested pricklypoppy, Thistle poppy, White prickly poppy.




No comments:

Post a Comment