Kalmar "meconopsis" tana nufin jinsin tsire-tsire masu fure a cikin dangin Papaveraceae. Wadannan tsire-tsire ana kiransu da suna poppies blue, kuma suna asali ne a cikin Himalayas da sauran yankunan tsaunuka na Asiya. Kalmar "meconopsis" ta fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "mēkon" (ma'ana poppy) da "opsis" (ma'ana kama), don haka a zahiri yana nufin "kamar poppy." Tsire-tsire a cikin wannan nau'in an san su da furanni masu launin shuɗi, waɗanda galibi suna da wahalar girma a wajen wuraren zama na asali.