PRICKLY POPPY: A genus of the monogynia order, belonging to the polyandria class of plants; and in the natural method ranking under the 27th order, Rhaedae. The corolla consists of six petals; the calyx is triphyllous; and the capsule is semi-valved. Of this genus there are three species, which are common in many parts of the West Indies, and called by the Spaniards the devil's fig; but they are of no use, and have very little beauty.